US 12,145,751 B2
Separation device assemblies
William Fairlie, Agawam, MA (US); and Erik Saucier, Vermon, CT (US)
Assigned to Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company, Simsbury, CT (US)
Filed by Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company, Simsbury, CT (US)
Filed on Jul. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/228,311.
Application 18/228,311 is a continuation of application No. 16/203,817, filed on Nov. 29, 2018, granted, now 11,713,142.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/593,355, filed on Dec. 1, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0373660 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B64G 1/64 (2006.01); F42B 15/38 (2006.01)
CPC B64G 1/645 (2013.01) [F42B 15/38 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A separation device assembly comprising:
a plurality of first segment elements arranged in series adjacent each other, each first segment element having an attachment portion and a frangible portion, the attachment portion of the first segment elements is arranged to fixedly connect to a first structural component; and
a plurality of second segment elements each having an attachment portion and a securing portion, wherein the attachment portion of the at least one second segment element is arranged to fixedly connect to a second structural component, the plurality of second segment elements including a first second segment element;
wherein at least two adjacent first segment elements of the plurality of first segment elements are attached to the first second segment element, wherein a first segment joint is formed between adjacent first segment elements;
wherein an expansion device cavity is formed between the attached first and second segment elements.