Fuze for riot control grenade

Details Fuze for riot control grenade Fuze for riot control grenade

1985-05-02

1987-02-03

Tudor, Harold J.

Ammunition and explosives

Shells

Grenade

F42B 2700

Patent

active

H00002151

ABSTRACT:
This fuze is a subassembly of a spherical smoke grenade. The grenade compes a rubber case with the main charge therein. The fuze comprises a metal body one surface of which is sperhical and forms part of the spherical exterior of the grenade. The fuze comprises an arm/safe mechanism which includes pins, pull rings, a handle and a hermetically sealed delay ignition system which comprises a primer, two ignition mixes and a delay mix. The firing pin is mounted in a radial hole in the fuze body with an arm/safe pin mounted in another hole which is 90.degree. away from the firing pin hole. The arm/safe pin engages a slot in the firing pin to hold it in the safe or retracted position. The arm/safe mechanism is designed so that none of the parts thereof, except for the handle, can fly out as the grenade is thrown. The O-rings associated with the firing pin and the arm/safe pin are designed so that they provide a moisture proof seal during the shelf life of the grenade but when the grenade is thrown they do not produce any unwanted friction which might cause misfiring.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2148623 (1939-02-01), Hunter
patent: 3048111 (1962-08-01), Baker et al.
patent: 3616753 (1971-11-01), Carlson
patent: 3731631 (1973-05-01), Berlin et al.

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