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US 5,341,745 AGranted
Grenade containing an incendiary element
OwnerKare R. Strandli, Colin Foremaninventors
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Abstract
Grenade comprising an incendiary element (3) which is situated in a retainer (1) projecting into a bore (5) in a charge (10) in the grenade shell. The incendiary element (3) has been pressed into the retainer (1) and is situated behind a transfer or booster charge (4). The retainer (1) may be mainly circular- cylindrical, in order to permit that both the incendiary element (3) and the transfer or booster charge (4) can be pressed over the entire cross section of the retainer (1).
Claims2
A grenade comprising:
- a shell having a rearward closed end and a forward open end;
- a main charge disposed in the shell and a bore centrally disposed within a forward end of the main charge;
- a nose portion connected to the forward end of the shell;
- a fuse in said nose portion having a threaded rearwardly extending opening;
- an incendiary retainer in the form of a tube open at its forward end and closed at its rearward end, and including external threads disposed at its forward open end;
- an incendiary element pressed into and extending entirely over the closed end of the retainer tube, said incendiary element extending forwardly only partially along the length of the retainer tube;
- a transfer or booster charge filling the remaining interior of the retainer tube to its forward end;
- said external threads of said retainer threadedly engaging the threads of said opening of said fuse;
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- said retainer disposed in said bore at the forward end of said main charge.
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