Firearm for unmanned underwater vehicles
AssigneeEnergetic Materials & Products, Inc.
InventorsJohn Joseph Granier, Dennis Eugene Wilson, Joel Brad Bailey, Austin Paynter
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Abstract
An underwater firearm is disclosed. The underwater firearm includes a barrel for receiving an ammunition on a first end and a barrel cap for covering a second end of the barrel. The underwater firearm also includes a capsule having a firing pin and contains a reactive material. The reactive material can be ignited by an electrical ignitor in order to propel the firing pin to strike the ammunition. A housing is utilized to contain the capsule and the electrical ignitor.
Claims20
An underwater firearm comprising:
- a barrel for receiving an ammunition on a first end;
- a housing for covering said first end of said barrel;
- a barrel cap for covering a second end of said barrel;
- and
- a capsule, contained within said housing, for enclosing
- a firing pin;
- a reactive material;
- a pressure valve for allowing said underwater firearm to be activated at a predetermined water depth;
- and
- an electrical ignitor for igniting said reactive material to propel said firing pin to strike said ammunition in said barrel.
An underwater firearm comprising:
- a barrel for receiving an ammunition on a first end;
- a housing for covering said first end of said barrel;
- a barrel cap for covering a second end of said barrel;
- and
- a capsule, contained within said housing, for enclosing
- a firing pin;
- a reactive material;
- a timer for allowing said underwater firearm to be activated after a predetermined amount of time has lapsed since deployment;
- and
- an electrical ignitor for igniting said reactive material to propel said firing pin to strike said ammunition in said barrel.
An unmanned underwater vehicle, comprising:
- a submersible body having a plurality of horizontal and vertical propulsion systems;
- a control unit connected to said unmanned underwater vehicle via a flexible cable;
- and
- an underwater firearm mounted on said unmanned underwater vehicle, wherein said underwater firearm includes:
- a barrel for receiving an ammunition on a first end;
- a housing for covering said first end of said barrel;
- a barrel cap for covering a second end of said barrel;
- a capsule, contained within said housing, for enclosing
- a firing pin;
- a reactive material;
- a threshold activated interrupt serving as a safety switch;
- and
- an electrical ignitor for igniting said reactive material to propel said firing pin to strike said ammunition in said barrel, wherein said electrical ignitor is controlled by said control unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.