Small arms firing effects simulator
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsChristopher R. Dawson, Ronald E. Purkis
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Abstract
A small arms firing effects simulator utilizes a modular construction to egrate with the magazine of a weapon such as a rifle. The modular design resembles the ammunition clip and houses an expendable plastic coated plurality of pyrotechnic charges. An electrical control circuit is also housed within the module and serves to interface the pyrotechnic charges with the firing of the weapon, including semi-automatic and automatic firing as well as disabling the weapon when all rounds have been fired.
Claims13
A small arms fire simulator for use with a rifle utilizing the magazine, ejection port, and trigger of said rifle, comprising:
- a plurality of pyrotechnic charges;
- means for packaging said charges into a magazine for insertion into said rifle including:
- an expendable plastic casing having configured therein a plurality of cylindrical wells having an exit orifice, for fixedly receiving said pyrotechnic charges;
- ignition bridge wires embedded within each of said wells and within each of said pyrotechnic charges;
- metal silkscreened conductive area connecting said bridge wires in adjacent wells;
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- means for electronically controlling the order and rate of discharge for said pyrotechnic charges operably connected to said charges and the trigger mechanism of said rifle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.