Explosive neutralizer and method
OwnerStephen D. Maegerlein, Gary L. Broxtoninventors
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Abstract
An explosive device includes a firing train, an explosive charge and a shock activated neutralizer configured to disable activation of the explosive charge by the firing train. The neutralizer includes a housing and a rupturable fluid barrier configured to selectively permit mixing of disabling material constituents to interact with the firing train to disable the same. A method of neutralizing an explosive device includes rupturing the fluid barrier, at least in part by applying a shock to the explosive device, and interacting the disabling material with the firing train to disable the same.
Claims19
A neutralizer for a firing train of an explosive device comprising:
- a housing having a first housing end which includes a detonator strike zone, a second housing end and a peripheral wall extending between the first housing end and the second housing end, the housing being adapted to couple with a portion of a firing train assembly and having therein a chamber for containing a disabling material, wherein the housing further includes an internal wall defining a lead compartment for containing a lead energetic material, the lead compartment having a lead compartment opening located at the second housing end;
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- a rupturable fluid barrier configured to inhibit interacting of disabling material contained within the chamber with said firing train;
- said barrier being configured to rupture responsive to a shock on said neutralizer to permit interacting of disabling material with said firing train to disable the firing train.
An explosive device comprising:
- a firing train;
- an explosive charge;
- and
- a shock activated neutralizer configured to disable activation of said explosive charge, said neutralizer comprising a housing and a rupturable fluid barrier configured to selectively permit interacting of disabling material with said firing train to disable the firing train;
- wherein said firing train comprises a detonator, a lead energetic material and a booster charge, said shock activated neutralizer being configured to disable activation of said lead energetic material responsive to a shock on said explosive device.
A method of neutralizing an explosive device comprising the steps of:
- rupturing a fluid barrier in a neutralizer of the explosive device configured to inhibit interacting of a disabling material with a firing train of the explosive device, at least in part by applying a shock to the explosive device;
- and
- interacting the disabling material with the firing train of the explosive device to disable the firing train.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.