Weapon demilitarization system and process
AssigneeDavid Boland, Inc.
InventorsPeter David Crum, Craig Kenneth Hildebrandt, Garren Keith Harne, David Andrew Boland
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Abstract
A fully automatic small arms demilitarization system includes individual infeed conveyance systems loaded at a single process initiation location; multiple hydraulic press stations fed by the individual infeed conveyance systems; and the multiple hydraulic press stations configured to crush one section of each weapon per cycle, incrementally crushing an entire length of each weapon, completely distorting each weapon to preclude restoration to a useable condition. The system further including an output system configured to output demilitarized weapons onto a common outfeed conveyance system that delivers the demilitarized weapons to a single recycle bin.
Claims12
An arms demilitarization system, comprising:
- at least one weapon feed system comprising a ballistic box;
- at least one crush box;
- at least one rear back gauge system;
- at least one press assembly;
- and
- at least one infeed assembly,
- wherein the at least one press assembly is configured with a tool and the at least one press assembly is configured such that the tool crushes one section of a weapon per cycle of the at least one press assembly;
- wherein the at least one press assembly comprises a hydraulic piston and a cylinder;
- wherein the at least one weapon feed system includes a feed actuator system, a rotary paddle;
- and
- wherein the rotary paddle is moved by the feed actuator system to engage the weapon located on the at least one infeed assembly and move the weapon into the ballistic box.
An arms demilitarization system, comprising:
- at least one weapon feed system;
- at least one crush box;
- at least one rear back gauge system;
- at least one press assembly;
- and
- at least one infeed assembly,
- wherein the at least one weapon feed system includes an infeed conveyor, the at least one crush box, a feed actuator system, a rotary paddle, and a bolt;
- and
- wherein the bolt is moved by the feed actuator system to engage crushed weapon parts located in the crush box to eject the crushed weapon parts from the crush box.
An arms demilitarization system, comprising:
- at least one weapon feed system;
- at least one crush box;
- at least one rear back gauge system;
- at least one press assembly;
- a recycle conveyor;
- and
- at least one infeed assembly,
- wherein the at least one press assembly is configured with a tool that crushes one section of a weapon per cycle of the at least one press assembly;
- wherein the at least one weapon feed system includes an infeed conveyor, a feed actuator system, a rotary paddle, and a bolt;
- wherein the at least one press assembly comprises a hydraulic piston and a cylinder;
- and
- wherein the rotary paddle is moved by the feed actuator system to engage the weapon located on the at least one infeed assembly and move the weapon into a ballistic box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.