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US 6,286,408 B1Granted
Energy-absorbing countermass assembly for recoilless weapons
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsMatthew Sanford, Thomas A. DelGuidice
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Abstract
An energy-absorbing countermass assembly for a weapon has a crushable section, a piston at the forward end of the crushable section, and at the rearward end of the crushable section. The countermass can be a rupturable enclosure filled with a dispersible material.
Claims20
An energy-absorbing countermass assembly for a weapon, comprising:
- a crushable section having a forward end and a rearward end;
- a piston positioned at said forward end of said crushable section;
- and
- a countermass positioned at said rearward end of said crushable section, wherein said countermass comprises a rupturable enclosure containing a dispersible material.
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An energy-absorbing countermass assembly for a weapon, comprising:
- an aluminum honeycomb section having a forward end and a rearward end;
- a piston positioned at said forward end of said aluminum honeycomb section;
- and
- a rupturable enclosure containing a dispersible material, said rupturable enclosure positioned at said rearward end of said aluminum honeycomb section.
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An energy-absorbing countermass assembly for a weapon, comprising:
- an aluminum honeycomb section having a forward end and a rearward end;
- a piston attached to said forward end of said aluminum honeycomb section;
- and
- a rupturable enclosure containing a dispersible material, said rupturable enclosure attached to said rearward end of said aluminum honeycomb section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.