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US 8,006,621 B1Granted
Linear explosive breaching apparatus and method
OwnerChristopher R. Cherryinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for explosive breaching.
Claims51
A system for explosive breaching of a target comprising:
- a bar comprising:
- a tamper mass comprising a flowable powder comprising spherical particles sufficiently small so that said tamper mass is dispersable into a fine spray;
- a shaped plastic container for enclosing said tamper mass;
- a shock spreader disposable on a target to be breached;
- and
- an explosive mass comprising an explosive material;
- said explosive mass disposed between and adjacent to said shaped plastic container and said shock spreader;
- wherein said shaped plastic container is separate from said shock spreader.
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A method for explosive breaching of a door, the method comprising:
- disposing a bar comprising an explosive mass disposed between a shock spreader and a shaped plastic container containing a tamper mass comprising a flowable powder on a door between a door handle of the door and a door frame adjacent to the door, the bar oriented so that the shock spreader is facing the door;
- and
- detonating the explosive mass to breach the door;
- wherein the flowable powder comprises spherical particles sufficiently small so that the tamper mass is dispersable into a fine spray;
- and
- wherein the shaped plastic container is separate from the shock spreader.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.