Fluid-filled bomb-disrupting apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An apparatus for disabling explosive devices, comprising:
- a container;
an explosive material disposed in said container arranged to form a chevron and to define at least first and second zones in said container; and
filler material in said zones, whereupon detonation of said explosive material, the filler material in said first zone is propelled through said container and against the explosive device.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for disarming improvised bombs are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a fluid-filled bottle or container made of plastic or another soft material which contains a fixed or adjustable, preferably sheet explosive. The charge is fired centrally at its apex and can be adjusted to propel a fluid projectile that is broad or narrow, depending upon how it is set up. In one embodiment, the sheet explosive is adjustable so as to correlate the performance of the fluid projectile to the disarming needs for the improvised explosive device (IED). Common materials such as plastic water bottles or larger containers can be used, with the sheet explosive or other explosive material configured in a general chevron-shape to target the projectile toward the target.
In another embodiment, a thin disk of metal is conformably mounted with the exterior of the container and radially aligned with the direction of fire of the fluid projectile. Depending on the configuration and the amount of explosive and fluid used, a projectile is fired at the target that has sufficient energy to penetrate rigid enclosures from fairly long stand-off and yet is focused enough to be targeted to specific portions of the IED for disablement.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus for disabling explosive devices, comprising:
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a container;
an explosive material disposed in said container arranged to form a chevron and to define at least first and second zones in said container; and
filler material in said zones, whereupon detonation of said explosive material, the filler material in said first zone is propelled through said container and against the explosive device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20)
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18. A method of defusing an explosive device, comprising:
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a) dividing a container into at least two zones with an explosive material;
b) substantially filling said zones with a fluid filler material and substantially covering said explosive material;
c) detonating the explosive material; and
d) propelling said filler material from at least one of said zones towards the explosive device. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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21. An apparatus for disabling explosive devices, comprising:
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a) a container;
b) an explosive material disposed in said container arranged to define at least first and second zones in said container;
a) means for varying the volume of at least one zone; and
d) filler material in said zones, whereupon detonation of said explosive material, the filler material in said first zone is propelled through said container and against the explosive device.
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22. An apparatus for disabling explosive devices, comprising:
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a) a container;
b) an explosive material disposed in said container to define at least first and second zones in said container; and
c) fluid material in said zones filling said zones and substantially covering said explosive material, whereupon detonation of said explosive material, the fluid material in said first zone is propelled through said container and against the explosive device.
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