Oct 21, 2025

US12447782 - Dual purpose vehicle

A jammer which eliminates the need for a bobtail in a forward deployment. The jammer has an outwardly extending boom with a table at the distal end of the boom. The table can mount upwardly extending cradles suitable for temporarily holding cargo, such as a munition, during transport and positioning on the underside of an aircraft wing. The table also holds an upstanding pintle hook. The pintle hook provides for attachment of the jammer to a trailer for towing. Using the jammer for both towing of a trailer and positioning of cargo using the boom eliminates the need for a bobtail, conserving both cargo space and payload weight during deployment.

Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
Inventors: Isaac Sands
Filing date: 2022-05-10

The patent describes a dual-purpose vehicle designed to load and unload munitions from the underside of an aircraft wing, featuring an articulable boom and a table with a cradle for cargo. This design allows the vehicle to function as both a jammer for towing trailers and a platform for positioning munitions, thereby optimizing space and weight during deployment.

Claim 1

A vehicle suitable for loading/unloading a munition to/from an underside of an aircraft wing and comprising: an articulable boom cantilevered from a proximal end to a distal end remote therefrom; a table juxtaposed with said distal end of said boom, said table being configured to have an upwardly extending cradle mounted thereto; and an upwardly extending pintle hook joined to said table. an articulable boom cantilevered from a proximal end to a distal end remote therefrom; a table juxtaposed with said distal end of said boom, said table being configured to have an upwardly extending cradle mounted thereto; and an upwardly extending pintle hook joined to said table.

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