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US 9,778,005 B2Granted
Stackable projectile
AssigneeDefendtex Pty. Ltd.
InventorsRene Rosales, Ben Bishop
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Abstract
The present invention relates to stackable projectiles having a warhead and a propulsion unit. An adaptor enables the warhead to be coupled to propulsion units made of different materials. Furthermore, an adaptor couples different profiles of warheads and propulsion units and allows projectiles to be stacked without need for design modifications. The assembled projectile can be fired electrically or mechanically.
Claims14
A stackable projectile including:
- a warhead having a head section and a base section;
- an adaptor having a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface, wherein the top surface is configured to accommodate the base section of the warhead with the top surface in contact with substantially the entire base section of the warhead;
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- a propulsion unit having a base and a cylindrical wall extending from the base to form a receptacle, wherein the receptacle is configured to accommodate the adaptor and the base section of the warhead, wherein the side surface of the adaptor is configured to fit into the receptacle, and wherein the propulsion unit is shaped to accommodate the warhead of a trailing projectile in a stack, wherein when the projectile is assembled, the top surface of the adaptor is coupled to the base section of the projectile, and the side surface of the adaptor is coupled to the cylindrical wall of the propulsion unit.
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An adaptor for coupling a warhead to a propulsion unit to form a stackable projectile, comprising:
- an adaptor having a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface, wherein the top surface is configured for connection to a base section of the warhead with the top surface in contact with substantially the entire base section of the warhead and the side surface is configured for connection to a wall portion of the propulsion unit;
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- a detector for signals received from an external firing system and an interface for connecting the detector to a primer or propellant in the propulsion unit.
A method for assembling a stackable projectile, comprising the steps of:
- providing a warhead having a head section and a base section;
- providing a propulsion unit having a base, and a cylindrical wall extending from the base to form a receptacle, wherein the base is shaped to accommodate the head section of a warhead in a trailing projectile in a stack;
- providing an adaptor for coupling the warhead to the propulsion unit, wherein the adaptor has a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface, wherein the top surface of the adaptor is configured to accommodate the base section of the warhead with the top surface in contact with substantially the entire base section of the warhead, and the side surface of the adaptor is configured to fit into the receptacle of the propulsion unit;
- coupling the top surface of the adaptor to the base section of the warhead;
- and coupling the side surface of the adaptor to the cylindrical wall of the propulsion unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.