Compact energetic-breaching apparatus
AssigneeP3D Solutions, Inc.
InventorsJustin Green, Eirik Nytro
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Abstract
A compact energetic-breaching apparatus is provided. The compact energetic-breaching apparatus is configured to receive energetic materials for use in energetic breaching. The compact energetic-breaching apparatus may comprise a housing body with a receptacle to receive energetic materials. The compact energetic-breaching apparatus may further comprise a tamping material. The compact energetic-breaching apparatus may further comprise a metal liner which collapses upon detonation to form a cutting jet.
Claims20
A compact energetic-breaching apparatus comprising:
- a one-piece, substantially hollow housing body comprised of a frangible material and having a top face and a bottom face;
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- a channel formed in the housing body configured to receive energetic material;
- wherein the housing body is a right prism, and has a width of between approximately 10 mm and 50 mm, a depth of between approximately 10 mm and 150 mm, and a height of between approximately 75 mm and 300 mm;
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- wherein a tamping material substantially fills the housing body, and
- wherein the tamping material is a water-based or polymer-based gel.
A compact energetic-breaching apparatus comprising:
- a one-piece, substantially hollow housing body comprised of a frangible material and having a top face and a bottom face for containing a tamping material;
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- a channel formed in the housing body configured to receive energetic material, wherein the channel has a first cross section profile across a first channel width having a curved profile;
- wherein the housing body is a right prism, and has a width of between approximately 10 mm and 50 mm, a depth of between approximately 10 mm and 150 mm, and a height of between approximately 75 mm and 300 mm;
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- wherein the tamping material substantially fills the housing body.
A compact energetic-breaching apparatus comprising:
- a housing body comprised of a frangible material and having a top face and a bottom face, wherein the housing body has a wall thickness that is less than 5 mm;
- a channel formed in the housing body configured to receive energetic material;
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- wherein the channel extends from the top face to the bottom face and comprises a first cross section profile across a first length and a second cross section profile across a second length, wherein the first cross section profile and second cross section profile are different.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.