Connector aligning device

Claim 1

A UNIFIED BOMB STOWAGE, HANDLING, SUSPENSION AND RELEASE SYSTEM COMPRISING: A BOMB HAVING AN UPPER AND LOWER PAIR OF STUD MEANS FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE THEREOF AND AN ASSOCIATED UPPER AND LOWER PAIR OF ALIGNING MEANS SURROUNDING SAID STUD MEANS AND BEING FRICTIONALLY RETAINED ON SAID BOMB, SAID ALIGNING MEANS INCLUDING A POSITIVE MECHANICAL LOCKING MEANS THEREON FOR SELECTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH A CONNECTOR, SAID ALIGNING MEANS AND SAID ASSOCIATED LOCKING MEANS BEING ROTATABLE BETWEEN A LOCKED AND UNLOCKED POSITION WITH RESPECT TO THE CONNECTOR, AN OVERHEAD TRANSFER MECHANISM INCLUDING A PAIR OF DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING CONNECTORS HAVING RELEASABLE LOCKING CONNECTION WITH SAID UPPER PAIR OF STUD MEANS, A SUPPORTING BASE HAVING A PAIR OF UPWARDLY EXTENDING CONNECTORS THEREON HAVING RELEASABLE LOCKING CONNECTION WITH SAID LOWER STUD MEANS ON SAID BOMB, SAID SUPPORTING BASE HAVING BOMB CHOCKS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH, A WHEELED TRANSFER DOLLEY INCLUDING A PAIR OF UPWARDLY EXTENDING CONNECTORS BEING ASSOCIATED WITH SAID OVERHEAD TRANSFER MECHANISM FOR RECEIVING SAID BOMB FOR TRANSPORTATION TO AN AIRCRAFT, SAID TRANSFER DOLLEY CONNECTORS HAVING POSITIVE LOCKING CONNECTION WITH SAID LOWER PAIR OF ALIGNING MEANS AND RELEASABLE LOCKING CONNECTION WITH SAID LOWER STUD MEANS, WHEREBY SAID LOWER ALIGNING MEANS WILL BE RETAINED ON SAID TRANSFER DOLLEY, AND AN AIRCRAFT HAVING HOISTING MEANS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH, SAID HOISTING MEANS FORMED WITH A PAIR OF CONNECTORS HAVING RELEASABLE LOCKING CONNECTION WITH SAID UPPER PAIR OF STUD MEANS AND POSITIVE LOCKING CONNECTION TO SAID UPPER PAIR OF ALIGNING MEANS, WHEREBY THE UPPER PAIR OF ALIGNING MEANS WILL BE RETAINED ON THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE BOMB IS RELEASED.