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US 10,365,073 B1Granted
Extraction charge for underground threats
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsLee Foltz, Angel Diaz, Dennis Askin, Herman Wallace, Daniel McCarthy
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Abstract
An extraction charge for threats buried underground includes a housing, a shaped charge disposed in the housing at one end thereof, and a canister disposed in the housing and spaced apart from the shaped charge. The canister defines an open-ended tubular pathway and includes an explosive material housed in a region of the canister that circumscribes the tubular pathway. A delay detonator is coupled to the shaped charge and to the explosive material.
Claims5
An extraction charge for threats buried underground, comprising:
- a housing including a base and a body being coupled to said base;
- a shaped charge being disposed in said body of said housing at one end thereof;
- a rigid canister being disposed in said body of said housing and terminating in a tapered end adjacent to said base of said housing, said canister in longitudinal alignment with said shaped charge and spaced apart from said shaped charge, said canister defines an open-ended tubular pathway and defines an enclosed chamber circumscribing said tubular pathway;
- an explosive material filling said enclosed chamber;
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- a delay detonator being coupled to said shaped charge and coupled to said explosive material.
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