APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS, e.g. CANNONS; LAUNCHERS FOR ROCKETS OR TORPEDOES; HARPOON GUNS

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 1990

Classification Context

Section:: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Class:: WEAPONS
Subclass:: APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS, e.g. CANNONS; LAUNCHERS FOR ROCKETS OR TORPEDOES; HARPOON GUNS

Description

F41F covers mechanical systems and apparatus designed to propel projectiles, missiles, or similar objects through controlled launching mechanisms. This includes traditional barrel-based weapons such as cannons, guns, and rifles, as well as specialized launchers for rockets, torpedoes, and harpoons. The classification encompasses the structural, mechanical, and operational components of these launching devices, including breech mechanisms, firing systems, recoil systems, and barrel design features. Related ammunition feeding, ammunition itself, and general weapon construction details may fall under adjacent F41 subclasses.

Related Keywords

ARTILLERYCANNON as weaponsCATAPULTS as missile-launching apparatusCONVEYING of gunnery ammunitionautomatic FIREARMSartillery GUNSautomatic or machine GUNSammunition HOISTING arrangements for gunnerymissile- LAUNCHING apparatusMACHINE(S) gunsORDNANCEautomatic RIFLESlaunching ROCKETS as missilesautomatic gunsordnance

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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F41F 1/00 Launching apparatus for projecting projectiles or missiles from barrels, e.g. cannons; Harpoon guns
F41F 3/00 Rocket or torpedo launchers
F41F 5/00 Launching-apparatus for gravity-propelled missiles or projectiles
F41F 7/00 Launching-apparatus for projecting missiles or projectiles otherwise than from barrels