Stun grenade
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsYusif Yafai, Matthew P. Evangelisti, Lidija Kotevska, Stojan Kotevski
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Abstract
A stun grenade includes a housing having at least a portion that is not opaque; a light output section disposed in the housing, the light output section comprising a pyrotechnic material; a fuze coupled to the housing, the fuze including a time delay column inserted into the housing; and a noise output section comprising a lower portion of the time delay column and a pyrotechnic material disposed in the lower portion of the time delay column. The light output section and the noise output section are initiated at different times.
Claims14
A stun grenade, comprising:
- a housing having at least a portion that is not opaque;
- a light output section disposed in the housing, the light output section comprising a pyrotechnic material;
- a fuze coupled to the housing, the fuze including a time delay column inserted into the housing;
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- a noise output section comprising a lower portion of the time delay column and a pyrotechnic material disposed in the lower portion of the time delay column wherein the light output section comprises a second housing having at least a portion that is not opaque, the second housing being disposed in an upper portion of the housing, the time delay column being inserted through the second housing, and the time delay column including a port that opens into the second housing.
A stun grenade, comprising:
- a housing having at least a portion that is not opaque;
- a light output section disposed in the housing, the light output section comprising a pyrotechnic material;
- a fuze coupled to the housing, the fuze including a time delay column comprising flammable material inserted into the housing;
- a noise output section comprising a lower portion of the time delay column and a pyrotechnic material disposed in the lower portion of the time delay column wherein the housing comprises upper and lower portions, the upper portion housing the noise output section and the lower portion housing the light output section, and
- a firing pin disposed adjacent a bottom of the time delay column and a primer charge disposed adjacent the firing pin, the primer charge communicating with the light output section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.