Incendiary dispensing system
AssigneeRaindance Systems Pty Ltd.
InventorRobert Andrew Stevenson
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Abstract
An incendiary dispensing system (10) comprises a casing (12), a supply (16) of incendiary capsules (18), an apparatus (14) for initiating and dispensing the incendiary capsules (18), and a loading mechanism (20). The casing (12) can be opened and closed to enable loading of the supply (16) of incendiary capsules (18). The casing (12) is provided with an aperture (22) to allow the dispensing of initiated capsules (18). The capsules (18) are formed as series connected belts (24). The loading mechanism (20) sequentially feeds the belts (24) to the apparatus (14) which initiates each incendiary and dispense the incendiary from the opening (22). The casing (12) is arranged for external mounting on an aircraft and may be ejected in the event of a malfunction.
Claims28
An incendiary dispensing system arranged for airborne incendiary dispensing comprising:
- a casing that can be opened and closed, and having an aperture, the casing being configured in an elongated aerodynamic shape to provide minimal wind resistance when the casing is located on and attached to an outside of an aircraft, the casing enclosing a space capable of holding a supply of incendiary capsules comprising one or more wound belts of series-connected incendiary capsules;
- an apparatus for initiating and dispensing each incendiary capsule of a supply of incendiary capsules held in use in the enclosed space, the supply comprising respective rotatable reels for each belt of capsules, wherein each reel has a respective axis of rotation and each reel comprises two flaps that apply pressure to the belt held on that reel on opposite sides on the axis of rotation of the reel, the apparatus and casing arranged so that incendiary capsules initiated by the apparatus are dispensed from the casing through the aperture;
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- a loading mechanism into which at least one capsule of the or each belt is initially held in use, the loading mechanism for feeding the or each belt into the apparatus.
An incendiary dispensing system comprising:
- a casing that can be opened and closed, and having an aperture;
- a supply of incendiary capsules loaded in said casing and provided as at least one belt of series-connected incendiary capsules, each belt being wound on a respective reel, wherein each reel has a respective axis of rotation and two flaps that apply pressure to the belt held on that reel on opposite sides on the axis of rotation of the reel;
- an apparatus for initiating and dispensing each incendiary capsule, the apparatus and casing arranged so that incendiary capsules initiated by the apparatus are dispensed from the casing through the aperture;
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- a loading mechanism into which at least one capsule of the or each belt is initially held in use, the loading mechanism for feeding the or each belt into the apparatus.
An incendiary dispensing system comprising:
- a casing that can be opened and closed, and having an aperture;
- a supply of incendiary capsules loaded in said casing and provided as at least one belt of series-connected incendiary capsules, each belt being wound on a respective reel wherein each reel has a respective axis of rotation;
- an apparatus for initiating and dispensing each incendiary capsule, the apparatus and casing arranged so that incendiary capsules initiated by the apparatus are dispensed from the casing through the aperture;
- a loading mechanism into which at least one capsule of the at least one belt is initially held in use, the loading mechanism for feeding the at least one belt into the apparatus;
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- a frame to which the apparatus and supply is coupled and wherein the frame is configured to sit in the casing so that an assembly comprising the frame, apparatus and supply can be loaded and unloaded as a single unit into and from the casing.
An incendiary dispensing system arranged for airborne incendiary dispensing comprising:
- a casing that can be opened and closed, and having an aperture, the casing being configured in an elongated aerodynamic shape to provide minimal wind resistance when the casing is located on and attached to an outside of an aircraft, the casing enclosing a space capable of holding a supply of incendiary capsules comprising one or more wound belts of series-connected incendiary capsules;
- an apparatus for initiating and dispensing each incendiary capsule of a supply of incendiary capsules held in use in the enclosed space, the supply comprising respective rotatable reels for each belt of capsules, wherein each reel has a respective axis of rotation, the apparatus and casing arranged so that incendiary capsules initiated by the apparatus are dispensed from the casing through the aperture;
- a frame to which the apparatus and supply is coupled and wherein the frame is configured to sit in the casing so that an assembly comprising the frame, apparatus and supply can be loaded and unloaded as a single unit into and from the casing;
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- a loading mechanism into which at least one capsule of the or each belt is initially held in use, the loading mechanism for feeding the or each belt into the apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.