Ammunition and explosives – Igniting devices and systems – Arming devices
Patent
1979-07-31
1981-11-03
Brown, David H.
Ammunition and explosives
Igniting devices and systems
Arming devices
102363, 102403, F42B 2512, F42B 1512
Patent
active
042979498
ABSTRACT:
A detonation system for explosive rounds, such as a fuel air explosive, is made by providing a sealed launch tube detonator assembly arrangement. The cloud detonator provides for a booster charge which is attached to a pyro delay detonator. The pyro delay detonator permits the booster charge to be hurled a discrete distance into the fuel air cloud to insure proper cloud detonator position while at the same time waiting an appropriate time interval to permit complete cloud formation. The detonator assembly is self-sealing in its launch tube to prevent gases, which hurl the detonator assembly out of the launch tube, from burning the fuel air cloud. The cloud detonator assembly itself contains unique safety features which will prevent premature partial burning of booster charge.
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Burns Dallas D.
Glass Cecil A.
Brown David H.
Pritchard Kenneth G.
Sciascia R. S.
Skeer W. Thom
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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