Inflatable tool for plasma generation and shaped charge stand-off
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) tool including an inflated state and a deflated, collapsed state,wherein, in the inflated state, the EOD tool include a central longitudinal axis, a radially outer portion that contains an inflation composition and includes a plug to admit the inflation composition into the radially outer portion, an exterior wall and an interior wall that defines a through opening centered on the central longitudinal axis,wherein the through opening includes an upper portion configured to hold one of a hand-loaded energetic charge and a shaped charge, and a lower portion configured to act as an energetic guide for the one of the energetic charge and the shaped charge,wherein the upper portion of the through opening includes a cylindrical shape, andwherein the lower portion of the through opening includes one of a constant cross-section and a decreasing cross-section; and
an energetic charge being disposed in the upper portion of the through opening, wherein the lower portion has a shape of a frustum,wherein an angle between a wall of the lower portion, and a horizontal is in a range of from less than 90 degrees to about 50 degrees, andwherein an inflation composition is one of air and water.
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An explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) tool has an inflated state and a deflated, collapsed state. In the inflated state, the EOD tool includes a central longitudinal axis and a radially outer portion. The radially outer portion contains an inflation composition. The radially outer portion includes an opening for admitting the inflation composition into the radially outer portion, an exterior wall and an interior wall that defines a through opening centered on the central longitudinal axis.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) tool including an inflated state and a deflated, collapsed state, wherein, in the inflated state, the EOD tool include a central longitudinal axis, a radially outer portion that contains an inflation composition and includes a plug to admit the inflation composition into the radially outer portion, an exterior wall and an interior wall that defines a through opening centered on the central longitudinal axis, wherein the through opening includes an upper portion configured to hold one of a hand-loaded energetic charge and a shaped charge, and a lower portion configured to act as an energetic guide for the one of the energetic charge and the shaped charge, wherein the upper portion of the through opening includes a cylindrical shape, and wherein the lower portion of the through opening includes one of a constant cross-section and a decreasing cross-section; and an energetic charge being disposed in the upper portion of the through opening, wherein the lower portion has a shape of a frustum, wherein an angle between a wall of the lower portion, and a horizontal is in a range of from less than 90 degrees to about 50 degrees, and wherein an inflation composition is one of air and water. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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