Non-pyrotechnic cueing device
AssigneeLockheed Martin Corporation
InventorsSteven Gordon Preston, Charles Thomas Penrose
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Abstract
A non-pyrotechnic cueing device for use in non-lethal gunfire activities. The cueing device includes a fluid container for containing a fluid, and a fluid discharge assembly in communication with the fluid container. The fluid discharge assembly is adapted to force the fluid from the fluid container through an opening of the fluid container upon activation. A trigger having an engaged position with respect to the fluid discharge assembly and a disengaged position with respect to the fluid discharge assembly is adapted to activate the fluid discharge assembly upon movement to the disengaged position. A thermally responsive non-pyrotechnic trigger actuator is coupled to the trigger and is adapted to selectively move the trigger to the disengaged position.
Claims20
A non-pyrotechnic cueing device, comprising:
- a fluid container for containing fluid;
- a fluid discharge assembly adapted to force fluid from the fluid container through an opening of the fluid container upon activation;
- a trigger having an engaged position and adapted to activate the fluid discharge assembly when in a disengaged position;
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- a thermally responsive non-pyrotechnic trigger actuator coupled to the trigger and adapted to selectively move the trigger to the disengaged position.
A non-pyrotechnic cueing device, comprising:
- a fluid container for containing a fluid;
- a fluid discharge assembly adapted to force the fluid from the fluid container through an opening of the fluid container upon activation;
- a trigger having an engaged position with respect to the fluid discharge assembly and a disengaged position with respect to the fluid discharge assembly;
- a thermally responsive non-pyrotechnic trigger actuator coupled to the trigger and adapted to move the trigger to the disengaged position upon reaching an activation temperature;
- a heating assembly thermally coupled to the thermally responsive non-pyrotechnic trigger actuator;
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- an radio frequency (RF) control assembly adapted to receive an RF signal indicating contact via a laser beam and to activate the heating assembly in response thereto.
A non-pyrotechnic cueing device, comprising:
- a fluid container for containing a fluid;
- a fluid discharge assembly adapted to force the fluid from the fluid container through an opening of the fluid container upon activation;
- a trigger having an engaged position with respect to the fluid discharge assembly and a disengaged position with respect to the fluid discharge assembly;
- a thermally responsive non-pyrotechnic trigger actuator coupled to the trigger and adapted to move the trigger to the disengaged position upon reaching an activation temperature;
- a heating assembly thermally coupled to the thermally responsive non-pyrotechnic trigger actuator;
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- a Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) assembly coupled to the heating assembly and including a laser detector, the MILES assembly adapted to initiate the heating assembly to heat the thermally responsive non-pyrotechnic trigger actuator to the activation temperature upon detection of a laser beam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.