Portable apparatus and method for disposing of explosive devices
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsSteven Kim, Carl Gotzmer, Jason Bruce
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Abstract
A portable apparatus for incinerating matter in situ includes a container defining an open base and an interior incineration chamber. The open base has a perimeter lying in a single plane. A plurality of ignitable incendiary devices are mounted in the interior incineration chamber above the open base and around a perimeter of the interior incineration chamber. The ignitable incendiary devices are oriented such that flames produced by the incendiary devices are directed inwardly towards a central axis of the incineration chamber. The incendiary devices surround and point toward the matter to be incinerated.
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A portable apparatus for incinerating matter in situ, comprising:
- a container defining an open base and an interior incineration chamber, wherein the open base includes a perimeter lying in a single plane;
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- a plurality of ignitable incendiary devices being mounted in the interior incineration chamber above the open base and around a perimeter of the interior incineration chamber, wherein the plurality of ignitable incendiary devices are oriented such that flames produced by the incendiary devices are directed inwardly towards a central axis of the incineration chamber, and
- wherein the plurality of incendiary devices are configured to surround and point toward the matter to be incinerated.
A method of incinerating matter in situ, comprising:
- providing a container defining an open base and an interior incineration chamber, the open base includes a perimeter lying in a single plane;
- providing a plurality of ignitable incendiary devices being mounted in the interior incineration chamber above the open base and around a perimeter of the interior incineration chamber, wherein the plurality of ignitable incendiary devices are oriented such that flames produced by the incendiary devices are directed inwardly towards a central axis of the incineration chamber;
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- placing the open base of the container over the material being incinerated in situ such that the central axis of the chamber is configured to intersect with the material being incinerated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.