Abstract: An aerosol spray article is used to hold an aerosol spray container and spray an object with the container's contents from a remote locale. The article comprises a main body having a cord guide, a clip extending from the main body for holding the aerosol spray container, a pole adaptor adjustably mounted to the main body as needed, and a spray lever operably associated with the main body to contact the aerosol spray container's push button valve actuator. It further has a cord which extends from the spray lever, through the cord guide and along the extension pole to the user. The article allows a spray from the container to be emitted directly onto an object by the user standing at a locale remote from the object.

Abstract: A self-deploying afterbody apparatus for an ejection seat of an aircraft includes a cover plate, a plurality of arcuate-shaped stiffeners and a fabric skin of material. The cover plate is pivotally mounted at one end to the back side of the ejection seat and the stiffeners are pivotally mounted at their bases to the back side of the seat and share a common pivotal axis with the cover plate. The stiffeners are located between the cover plate and seat, and the fabric skin extends between the cover plate and seat and covers the stiffeners so as to form an expandible and collapsible bellows-like afterbody structure. In the collapsed position, the afterbody structure is folded up and locked against the back of the seat. When the seat ejects, a lanyard attached between the cover plate and aircraft floor pulls the afterbody structure into an expended, operative position. When the afterbody structure is fully extended, the continued ejection of the seat causes the lanyard to detach from the floor or cover plate.

Abstract: The acceleration applied to an ejection seat during the catapult phase of emergency escape from an aircraft is limited to a maximum value which can be tolerated by the ejectee by incrementally venting exhaust gas from the high pressure chamber of the ejection catapult. Such venting may be accomplished mechanically by a mass which acts in response to acceleration to open venting orifices, the mass being preloaded to prevent its movement until a desired acceleration is experienced. Alternatively, venting may be accomplished electromechanically.

Abstract: A yaw stabilization system for an aircraft ejection seat having a vane for sensing the angular offset of the yaw air flow velocity vector and for extending paddles into the air stream in response to the velocity vector offset. The extended paddle is acted upon by the air stream to provide a restoring moment around the center of gravity of the seat and occupant to return the seat to the desired attitude with respect to the air flow velocity vector.

Abstract: A vehicle tire chain which will fit different size tires and can be installed without moving the vehicle wheel, a single adjustable tension member acting to accommodate the tire chain to different size tires and wheels.

Abstract: A ground-based aircraft refueling system uses existing air-to-air refueling technology. A fixed facility design attaches a moveable air-to-air type refueling boom and probe to an overhead track mounted on the ceiling of a TAB VEE aircraft shelter. Movement of the boom and probe is controlled from a remote control room protected from hazardous chemical and biological environments. In a second embodiment, a moveable facility design mounts on the top of a tank truck a first boom attached at a right angle to an air-to-air type refueling second boom and probe. The booms and probe are remotely controlled from the truck cab, which is protected from hostile chemical and biological environments. A third embodiment adds to the moveable facility design a second tank and nozzle outlet for spraying decontaminate.