Ordnance – Mine-destroying devices
Patent
1993-11-03
1994-12-20
Brown, David
Ordnance
Mine-destroying devices
171141, F41H 1112
Patent
active
053737741
ABSTRACT:
A lightweight mine extracting plow is provided that can be mounted on any type of armored vehicle to enable the vehicle to cross minefields in an attack formation or to assist the armored vehicle in escaping from scattered minefields, either laid by air or by artillery, by removing obstacles, such as mines, from all areas of land. The plow has tines which penetrate the land to extricate the mines. Blades are shaped to dispose the mines sideways out of the path of the tracks of the vehicle. A folding skid device controls articulation of the plow over ground undulations and extends forward to assist in bridging ditches. The skid has a device which automatically positions it in front of the plow and overturns it into a pre-operation mode. A mechanical lifting device is operable by reversing the vehicle to lift the plow out of the ground. Thereafter, the device automatically reverts to its pre-operation mode. A locking device holds the plow in its pre-operation mode and allows it to drop to the ground when desired. A sliding bracket arrangement is provided such that the plow can be discarded by reversing the carrying vehicle.
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