Fissile shock tube and method of making the same

Details Fissile shock tube and method of making the same Fissile shock tube and method of making the same

1996-07-11

1998-10-27

Tudor, Harold J.

Ammunition and explosives

Igniting devices and systems

Fuse cord

1022751, 86 11, 86 201, C06C 504

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active

058279946

ABSTRACT:
An initiation signal transmission line tube (10a, 10b, 10', etc.), which is effective to transmit an initiation signal therethrough, contains one or more rupture lines (20a, 20b and 20c, etc.) in the tube wall. Rupture lines (20a, 20b and 20c, etc.), which may be weld seams or grooves or both, are ruptured by the initiation signal passing therethrough. The spent tube carcass is split or fragmented and therefore less troublesome as litter on a work site than an intact shock tube carcass. If the tube is extruded, a rupture line may be formed by contacting the parison (118) from which the tube is made with scoring means, e.g., a pin or blade (124a, 124b). Optionally, the scoring means may be moved radially during the extrusion process, to form serpentine, e.g., helical, rupture lines. Preferably, the rupture lines intersect periodically and, upon firing, the tube is fragmented into shards. Alternatively, the tube (50d) may be extruded in segments (62) that adhere to each other at interfaces (64) which provide rupture lines for the tube. Optionally, some segments (62) may be formed from different extrudate materials than others.

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