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US 9,404,718 B1Granted
Multi-shot disrupter apparatus and firing method
AssigneeVadum, Inc.
InventorsJesse Hart Shaver, Aaron Lael Walker, Michael Joseph Trapani, Jennings Gary Edge, Todd Nichols
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for firing a plurality of disrupter loads in arbitrary order at the discretion of the user is disclosed. The loads may be of the same or different types. Both liquid and solid projectiles may be fired. Further, the disrupter may be operated by a user at safe standoff distance from a robotic mount with the aid of control, targeting, ranging and recoil systems.
Claims22
A multi-shot disrupter comprising:
- a barrel having a forward muzzle end, a rearward end, and a bore having a longitudinal axis;
- a firing chamber having a forward end and a rearward end, wherein the forward end of the firing chamber abuts the bore at the rearward end of the barrel;
- a breech plate configured to lock the firing chamber in a first position and open the firing chamber in a second position;
- a magazine adapted to allow storage of at least two ammunition cartridges, wherein the magazine is moveable with respect to the firing chamber to align each of the stored ammunition cartridges with the firing chamber in any arbitrary order;
- a feeder configured to translate an aligned ammunition cartridge from the magazine to the firing chamber, via the rearward end of the firing chamber, wherein the feeder is adapted to move independently with respect to the movement of the magazine and independently with respect to the breech plate;
- a firing mechanism adapted to initiate an ammunition cartridge locked in the firing chamber;
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- a control system configured to remotely control the movement of the magazine, the feeder, and the firing mechanism.
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A method of firing a disrupter comprising, in combination:
- providing a multi-shot disrupter that comprises a barrel having a forward muzzle end, a rearward end, and a bore having a longitudinal axis, a firing chamber having a forward end and a rearward end, wherein the forward end of the firing chamber abuts the bore at the rearward end of the barrel, a breech plate configured to lock the firing chamber in a first position and open the firing chamber in a second position, a magazine adapted to allow storage of at least two ammunition cartridges, wherein the magazine is moveable with respect to the firing chamber to align each of the stored ammunition cartridges with the firing chamber in any arbitrary order, a feeder configured to translate an aligned ammunition cartridge from the magazine to the firing chamber, via the rearward end of the firing chamber, wherein the feeder is adapted to move independently with respect to the movement of the magazine and independently with respect to the breech plate, a firing mechanism adapted to initiate an ammunition cartridge locked in the firing chamber, and a control system configured to remotely control the movement of the magazine, the feeder, and the firing mechanism;
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- discharging at least two ammunition cartridges in an arbitrary order as selected by a user of the disrupter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.