US 11,872,652 B1 · Sheathed thermite rod

Abstract

In one embodiment, sheathed thermite rods are provided. For instance, a sheathed thermite rod may comprise a mixture of thermite within an outer casing, such as an aluminum tube, that adds rigidity and allows for better continuity of a burn across breaks in the thermite rod. The sheathing also allows for manufacture of the thermite rods to have reduced drying period, increasing speed of production. In another embodiment, tablet-based thermite rods are provided. A thermite tablet rod herein may comprise a series of inline thermite tablets contained within an outer casing. The tablets may be consecutively adjacent to one another along the length of the outer casing, and substantially conforming to the interior cross section of the outer casing, where the tablets are adjoined by pressure, an adhesive, and/or a burn continuance material.

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Dependent claims

A sheathed thermite rod, comprising:

a length of thermite having a thermite burn temperature;
a rigid sheath substantially surrounding and adjacent to the length of thermite, the rigid sheath having a melting temperature that is lower than the thermite burn temperature;
a handle located at and surrounding a first end of the length of thermite, wherein a second end of the length of thermite is exposed from the rigid sheath for igniting the second end of the length of thermite;
and
an aluminum-based epoxy disposed between the length of thermite and the rigid sheath.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Sheathed thermite rod

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Sheathed thermite rod

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