Apparatus for metal cutting and welding
OwnerEric Bleicken, Darrel Barnette +1inventors
InventorsEric Bleicken, Darrel Barnette, David Byron
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Abstract
A device for either or both of metal cutting and metal welding. The device is configured to a standard service side arm and other guns and/or other types of tools to cut and/or weld metals for the purposes of breaching and welding metals in a range of applications, including in air and underwater, without degrading the primary purposes of the gun or other tools. In one embodiment, the device includes a reactive material cartridge and a nozzle adapted for attachment to a muzzle. In another embodiment, the device includes a muzzle-loading tube including the reactive material and a nozzle configured to shape the reactive material exiting the tube.
Claims30
A device for cutting or welding metal, the device comprising:
- a. an adaptive nozzle configured for removable attachment to a muzzle;
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- b. a cartridge containing a reactive material, wherein the cartridge is configured to fit in a magazine and includes means for igniting the reactive material for passage through the adaptive nozzle.
A device for cutting or welding metal, the device comprising an adaptive muzzle configured for removable attachment to a barrel, wherein the adaptive muzzle includes:
- a. an adaptive nozzle;
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- b. a tube affixed to the nozzle, wherein the tube includes a reactive material therein and includes means for igniting the reactive material for passage through the adaptive nozzle.
An adaptive muzzle to aid in cutting or welding metal, the adaptive muzzle comprising:
- a. an adaptive nozzle;
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- b. a tube affixed to the nozzle, wherein the tube includes a reactive material therein and includes means for igniting the reactive material for passage through the adaptive nozzle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.