Method for producing explosive trains
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsStanley M. Adelman, Donal G. Ellington, Philip J. Quatrochi
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Abstract
A method for mass producing and loading explosive charges in detonators, ds, relays, primers, etc., utilizing the explosive charges each in sheet form. Sheets corresponding to the various increments, each containing the finely divided high explosive and binder therefor, are superposed in the proper order preferably on a sheet of closing disc material, and the resulting structure of layered sheets is cored to produce the explosive train. The coring can be accomplished with a battery of cutters so that large numbers of explosive trains can be cut to size simultaneously. The explosive train cores thus obtained can be pushed out of the cutters into cups, which are then crimped and sealed.
Claims4
A method for producing at least one explosive train which comprises superposing
- a. a first layer of sheet explosive comprising finely divided particles of an ignition explosive and a binder therefor;
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- b. a second layer sheet explosive comprising finely divided particles of a primary explosive and a binder therefor;
- coring the resulting structure of superposed sheets and ejecting said core of explosive train into a cup container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.