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US 12,656,090 B2Granted
Propellant charge and cannon shell therewith
OwnerDavid Coheninventor
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Abstract
A propellant mechanism for launching a projectile comprises a propellant with a detonation point at which said propellant is initially detonated which is at one end in a forward direction closest to said projectile, such that the detonation proceeds through the propellant in a backwards direction away from the projectile. A reflecting surface is provided away from said projectile for reflecting the detonation into the forward direction towards the projectile.
Claims17
A propellant mechanism for launching a projectile comprising:
- a casing, the casing having a body and a hollow in said body;
- a forward direction and a first end of said casing towards said projectile and a backwards direction and a second end of said casing away from said projectile;
- a propellant with a detonation point, the detonation point comprising a detonator, at which detonation point said propellant is initially detonated which is at said first end in said forward direction closest to said projectile, such that the detonation proceeds through the propellant in the backwards direction away from said projectile;
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- a reflecting surface mounted in said hollow towards said second end of said casing away from said projectile for reflecting said detonation into said forward direction towards said projectile, wherein said reflecting surface comprises a plurality of cavities, said cavities pointing towards said detonation point.
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A projectile with a propellant mechanism for launching the projectile, the projectile and propellant mechanism comprising:
- a casing, the casing having a body and a hollow in said body;
- a forward direction and a first end of said casing in a launch direction and a backwards direction and a second end of said casing away from said launch direction;
- a propellant with a detonation point, the detonation point comprising a detonator, at which detonation point said propellant is initially detonated, said detonation point being at said first end, such that the detonation proceeds through the propellant in the backwards direction away from said projectile;
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- a reflecting surface mounted in said hollow towards said second end of said casing away from said projectile for reflecting said detonation into said forward direction towards said projectile, wherein said reflecting surface comprises a plurality of cavities, said cavities pointing towards said detonation point.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.