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US 4,010,690 AGranted
Means for and method of providing a fire protection for a caseless ammunition
AssigneeAvco Corporation
InventorsRobert A. Cocozella, Florindo F. Dal Pan, Thomas M. Finelli, Duane M. Patterson
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Abstract
This invention is directed to the concept of providing fire protection for a caseless ammunition round by enveloping the round in an intumescent material. Means for stripping the intumescent material from the round, together with means for connecting a round to an adjacent round for forming a belt, are described.
Claims2
A fire protecting means for a caseless ammunition round comprising:
- a structural disc having the same diameter as the round positioned adjacent to each end of the round;
- a foil wrapper for enclosing at least the cylindrical surface of the round, said foil wrapper being made from heat conducting material to form a heat sink;
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- an outer wrapper encircling the round, the structural disc and the heat sink, said outer wrapper comprising an intumescent material, and terminating in a flap.
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A fire protecting means for a caseless ammunition round comprising:
- an inner wrapper formed from a heat sink material;
- an outer wrapper comprising an intumescent material;
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- a layer of material for reflecting heat back into said intumescent material and/or insulating material for accelerating the activation of the intumescent material, said reflector and/or insulator being positioned between the intumescent material and said heat sink material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.