Shock resistant mounting structures for fuze systems

A shock resistant fuze cap, comprising:

• a circular cap housing defined by:
• an outer cylindrical sidewall adapted to snugly fit within a fuzewell;
• a first inner cylindrical sidewall concentrically disposed within a bottom end of said outer cylindrical sidewall;
• a bottom portion, generally ring-shaped, and having an inner circumference adjoining a bottom end of said first inner cylindrical sidewall and an outer circumference adjoining said bottom end of said outer cylindrical sidewall, thereby forming a first annular space therein;
• a second inner cylindrical sidewall having a diameter less than said first inner cylindrical sidewall and concentrically disposed within a top end of said outer cylindrical sidewall, wherein said second inner cylindrical sidewall defines a center opening of said circular cap housing and is adapted to snugly engage an upper portion of a fuze;
• an intermediate portion, generally disc-shaped, and having an inner circumference adjoining a bottom end of said second inner cylindrical sidewall and an outer circumference adjoining a top end of said first inner cylindrical sidewall;
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• a top portion, generally disc-shaped, and having an outer circumference adjoining said top end of said outer cylindrical sidewall and an inner circumference adjoining a top end of said second inner cylindrical sidewall, such that said top portion, said second inner cylindrical sidewall, and said intermediate portion form a second annular space therein;
• wherein said first inner cylindrical sidewall and said intermediate portion form a receptacle configured to fit a flange end of a fuze, such that said circular cap housing is adapted to be disposed between said flange end of said fuze and a fuze well;
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• wherein said circular cap housing includes an interior space defined by said first and second annular spaces;
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• a plurality of cripple studs disposed within said interior space of said circular cap housing and including:
• one or more first cripple studs, each comprising:
• a first web portion located within said first annular space and having a first end orthogonally adjoining said outer cylindrical sidewall;
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• a second web portion located with said first annular space and having a first end orthogonally adjoining said first inner cylindrical sidewall;
• wherein second ends of said first and second web portions of said one or more first cripple studs adjoin and partially overlap each other to form one or more first single steps;
• one or more second cripple studs, each comprising:
• a first web portion disposed substantially between said first and second annular spaces and having a first end adjoining said outer cylindrical sidewall;
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• a second web portion located substantially between said first and second annular spaces and having a first end adjoining said top end of said first inner cylindrical sidewall and said outer circumference of said intermediate portion;
• wherein second ends of said first and second web portions of said one or more second cripple studs adjoin and partially overlap each other to form one or more second single steps;
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• one or more third cripple studs, each comprising:
• a first web portion located within said second annular space and having a first end orthogonally adjoining said top portion;
• a second web portion located within said second annular space and having a first end orthogonally adjoining said intermediate portion;
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• a third web portion extending to and orthogonally adjoining second ends of said first and second web portions of said one or more third cripple studs to form one or more third single steps.

A shock resistant fuze cap and collar combination, comprising:

• a circular cap housing defined by:
• a first outer cylindrical sidewall adapted to snugly fit within a fuzewell;
• a first inner cylindrical sidewall concentrically disposed within a bottom end of said first outer cylindrical sidewall;
• a first bottom portion, generally ring-shaped, and having an inner circumference adjoining a bottom end of said first inner cylindrical sidewall and an outer circumference adjoining said bottom end of said first outer cylindrical sidewall, thereby forming a first annular space therein;
• a second inner cylindrical sidewall having a diameter less than said first inner cylindrical sidewall and concentrically disposed within a top end of said first outer cylindrical sidewall, wherein said second inner cylindrical sidewall defines a center opening of said circular cap housing and is adapted to snugly engage an upper portion of a fuze;
• an intermediate portion, generally disc-shaped, and having an inner circumference adjoining a bottom end of said second inner cylindrical sidewall and an outer circumference adjoining a top end of said first inner cylindrical sidewall;
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• a first top portion, generally disc-shaped, and having an outer circumference adjoining said top end of said outer cylindrical sidewall and an inner circumference adjoining a top end of said second inner cylindrical sidewall, such that said first top portion, said second inner cylindrical sidewall, and said intermediate portion form a second annular space therein;
• wherein said first inner cylindrical sidewall and said intermediate portion form a receptacle configured to fit a flange end of a fuze, such that said circular cap housing is adapted to be disposed between said flange end of said fuze and a fuze well;
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• wherein said circular cap housing includes an interior space defined by said first annular space and said second annular space;
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• a plurality of cripple studs disposed within said interior space of said circular cap housing and including:
• one or more first cripple studs, each comprising:
• a first web portion located within said first annular space and having a first end orthogonally adjoining said first outer cylindrical sidewall;
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• a second web portion located with said first annular space and having a first end orthogonally adjoining said first inner cylindrical sidewall;
• wherein second ends of said first and second web portions of said one or more first cripple studs adjoin and partially overlap each other to form one or more first single steps;
• one or more second cripple studs, each comprising:
• a first web portion located substantially between said first and second annular spaces and having a first end adjoining said first outer cylindrical sidewall;
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• a second web portion located substantially between said first and second annular spaces and having a first end adjoining said top end of said first inner cylindrical sidewall and said outer circumference of said intermediate portion;
• wherein second ends of said first web portions and said second web portions of said one or more second cripple studs adjoin and partially overlap each other to form one or more second single steps;
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• one or more third cripple studs, each comprising:
• a first web portion located within said second annular space and having a first end orthogonally adjoining said first top portion;
• a second web portion located within said second annular space and having a first end orthogonally adjoining said intermediate portion;
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• a third web portion extending to and orthogonally adjoining second ends of said first and second web portions of said one or more third cripple studs to form a one or more third single steps;
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• a shock resistant collar, comprising:
• a ring-shaped housing having a third annular space defined by:
• a second outer cylindrical sidewall;
• a third inner cylindrical sidewall concentrically disposed within said second outer cylindrical sidewall and defining a center opening of said ring-shaped housing, said center opening being adapted to snugly insert a fuze body of a fuze;
• a second bottom portion, generally ring-shaped, and having an inner circumference adjoining a bottom end of said third inner cylindrical sidewall and an outer circumference adjoining a bottom end of said second outer cylindrical sidewall;
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• a second top portion, generally ring-shaped, and having an inner circumference adjoining atop end of said third inner cylindrical sidewall and an outer circumference adjoining a top end of said second outer cylindrical sidewall;
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• one or more fourth cripple studs located within said third annular space of said ring-shaped housing and radially disposed around said third inner cylindrical sidewall, wherein each of said one or more fourth cripple studs comprises:
• a vertical web portion having a bottom end orthogonally adjoining said second bottom portion and at top end orthogonally adjoining said second top portion;
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• a horizontal web portion having a first end orthogonally adjoining said third inner cylindrical sidewall and a second end orthogonally adjoining said second outer cylindrical sidewall;
• wherein mid-sections of said vertical web portion and said horizontal web portion orthogonally adjoin together, such that each of said one or more fourth cripple studs are substantially cross-shaped;
• wherein said ring-shaped housing has a center opening adapted to snugly insert a fuze body of said fuze;
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• wherein said ring-shaped housing has an outer diameter less than a diameter of said receptacle of said circular cap housing, such that when said fuze body is snugly fit within said center opening of said ring-shaped housing, said ring-shaped housing is adapted to fit within said receptacle of said circular cap housing, said fuze well, and said flange end of said fuze.