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- Patent Title: Free spinning hub for mortar projectiles
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Application No.: US16043462Application Date: 2018-07-24
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Publication No.: US10996031B1Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: Christopher Stout
- Applicant: U.S. Government as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
- Applicant Address: US NJ Dover
- Assignee: U.S. Government as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
- Current Assignee: U.S. Government as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Dover
- Agent John P. DiScala
- Main IPC: F42B10/02
- IPC: F42B10/02 ; F42B10/64

Abstract:
A precision guided munition with a fin assembly comprising a free spinning hub to which the fins attach addresses the need to roll control a projectile while eliminating the problems of the fin kit. The fin hub, to which the fins are attached, is radially decoupled from the mortar tail boom thus allowing it and the fins to spin freely relative to the body without coupling any of the spin. Advantageously, the need for a bearing between the hub and the tail boom is negated.
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