Pyrotechnic cutter apparatus

Details Pyrotechnic cutter apparatus Pyrotechnic cutter apparatus

1976-07-16

1977-11-08

Blix, Trygve M.

Ships

Implements

Underwater cutting

102 24HC, 166 545, B63B 900

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active

040570266

ABSTRACT:
A pyrotechnic cutter for cutting an object such as a buoy-rope, tube, cable or the like and adapted to be mounted on a submarine vehicle, and including a fixed arm containing an explosive charge having a dihedral covering, and a second arm pivotally mounted to the fixed arm through a body portion which operatively engages an ejector which is adapted for engagement in the free end of a gun barrel, the ejector having an electrical circuit and a pyrotechnic circuit for ejecting the body having the arms, and detonating the explosive charge after a suitable time lag, so that explosion of the charge cuts the object.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2920532 (1960-01-01), McBride
patent: 3765333 (1973-10-01), Reed et al.

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