Airbag projectile for impeding surface vessel
First Claim
1. A projectile for impeding a surface vessel on water, said projectile comprising:
- an airbag in stowed configuration, said airbag being inflatable by reactive chemicals;
a trigger mechanism for initiating reaction of said chemicals thereby causing inflation of said airbag; and
a sensor for detecting impact of the projectile in the water and to trigger said trigger mechanism to inflate said airbag under the water adjacent the vessel.
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Abstract
A projectile can be fired at a surface vessel and, upon impact, an air bag may be deployed almost instantaneously from underneath the vessel. Through the rapid inflation of the air bag, the stability and orientation of the target surface vessel may be disturbed. Disturbance, at a minimum, may reduce and change the trajectory of the surface vessel, but, in some circumstances, the surface vessel may be overturned. The air bag may be designed with an anti-slip coating to directly couple to the wet hull of the surface vessel. In some embodiments, the projectile may include a delay to enable the air bag to be positioned under the vessel before inflation thereof.
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17 Claims
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1. A projectile for impeding a surface vessel on water, said projectile comprising:
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an airbag in stowed configuration, said airbag being inflatable by reactive chemicals; a trigger mechanism for initiating reaction of said chemicals thereby causing inflation of said airbag; and a sensor for detecting impact of the projectile in the water and to trigger said trigger mechanism to inflate said airbag under the water adjacent the vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for impeding motion of a surface vessel on water, comprising:
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a projectile having a sensor, a triggering device, and an airbag, wherein said sensor is adapted to determine an appropriate time to inflate said airbag, and said triggering device receives a signal from said sensor to inflate said airbag under the water adjacent the vessel. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for impeding motion of a surface vessel, the method comprising:
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directing a projectile toward a hull of the surface vessel; detecting either contact of the projectile with water or contact of the projectile with a surface; and inflating an airbag when the projectile is disposed in a position under one side of the surface vessel. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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