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US 6,640,721 B1Granted
Non-lethal airbag munition
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsAndre L. Standback, Sean Stapf, Gary Prybyla
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Abstract
A non-lethal airbag munition which can be used alone or in combination with anti-tank landmines to prevent target pedestrians and vehicles from entering a specific area or following a particular route for a period of time is disclosed. The munition can inflict severe ankle and foot injuries to target pedestrians but discriminates based upon the weight of the target.
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A non-lethal airbag munition comprising:
- a top;
- a base;
- an initiator body containing at least one gas vent and containing means for initiating a propellant material, said initiator body being fixed to and sealed within said base and positioned above said propellant material, said initiation means comprising a firing pin disposed on top of said initiator body and a primer disposed within said initiator body;
- a holder, located within a bottom portion of said initiator body, said propellant material located therein;
- and,
- a flexible sleeve attached to and sealing said top and said base, said sleeve being capable of compressing when said top and said base are in a compressed state and expanding in an axial direction when said propellant is initiated, wherein upon application of pressure by a target pedestrian on said top lowers said firing pin into said primer, igniting said propellant, producing gases which act upon said top.
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A non-lethal airbag munition comprising:
- a top;
- a base;
- initiator body containing at least one gas vent and containing means for initiating a propellant material, said initiator body being fixed to and sealed within said base and positioned above said propellant material, said initiation means comprising a firing pin disposed on top of said initiator body and a primer disposed within said initiator body;
- a holder, located within a bottom portion of said initiator body, said propellant material located therein;
- and,
- a flexible sleeve attached to and sealing said top and said base, said sleeve being capable of compressing when said top and said base are in a compressed state and expanding in an axial direction when said propellant is initiated, wherein upon application of pressure by a target vehicle on said top lowers said firing pin into said primer, igniting said propellant, producing gases which act upon said top.
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