Attachment/release device and assemblies and systems using same
AssigneeECS Special Projects Limited
InventorsKim Perrin, Roy Jones
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Abstract
An impact initiated attachment device for attachment to a target, comprises a housing having a front face which abuts against the target in use, one or more fasteners, a drive mechanism for driving the fasteners(s) from a first position within the housing to a second position protruding from the front face of the housing, and a trigger mechanism for triggering activation of the drive mechanism comprising a trigger extending from the front face of the housing. The device is particularly useful in Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and demolition for attaching one or more disrupters to a target for disposal.
Claims66
A releasable fastening device comprising:
- a housing;
- a fastening mechanism comprising a movable member for fastening one or more items to the housing, the fastening mechanism having open and closed configurations;
- and
- a trigger protruding from the housing;
- wherein the activation of the trigger by pressure towards the housing causes the movable member to move from a first position in which the fastening mechanism is in the closed configuration to a second position in which the fastening mechanism is in the open configuration.
An attachment device for attachment to a target, the device comprising:
- a housing having a front face which abuts against the target in use,
- one or more fasteners,
- a drive mechanism for driving the fastener(s) from a first position within the housing to a second position protruding from the front face of the housing, and
- a trigger mechanism for triggering activation of the drive mechanism comprising a trigger extending from the front face of the housing.
A method of ordnance disposal comprising releasably attaching one or more disruptors to a vehicle, delivering one or more disruptors to the location of the ordnance using the vehicle, releasing the one or more disruptors from the vehicle, driving the vehicle away from the location and detonating the one or more disruptors.
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A disruption system comprising an assembly as claimed in 51 and a detonation line for attachment to the or each disruptor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.