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US H1,178 HGranted
Electric coupling
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorAlexey T. Zacharin
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an apparatus intended to allow detonon of munitions by the occurrence of a triggering event at a location remote from the actual munition. This apparatus contains a piezoelectric crystal which is deformed by the firing of a conventional blasting cap upon the happening of a triggering event. Deformation of the piezoelectric crystal generates an electric impulse sufficient to initiate an electric blasting cap thereby detonating the munition.
Claims5
An electric coupling, comprising:
- a housing;
- electrical energy generation means encased within said housing;
- an open-ended cylindrical well within said housing for accepting means for initiating said electrical energy generation means;
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- first and second terminal posts attached to the outside of said housing and electrically connected to said electrical energy generation means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.