Adapter mechanism for explosive ordnance disrupter apparatus

• US 7,533,597 B1
• Filed: 09/27/2007
• Issued: 05/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: the united states of america as represented by the secretary of the navy
• Original Assignee: the united states of america as represented by the secretary of the navy
• Inventors: Strohman, Scott A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Johnson; Stephen M
• Assistant Examiner(s): Troy; Daniel J
• Application Number:
  US11/973,992
• Time in Patent Office: 600 Days
• Field of Search: 86/50, 89/14.1, 89/370.4, 89/11.3, 89/372.2, 89/411.6, 891/26, 891/27, 42/72, 421/24, 421/25, 403150-157, 403/318
• US Class Current: 86/50
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 11/10 Arrangements for locking
• CPC Class Codes: F42D 5/04 Rendering explosive charges harmless, e.g. destroying ammunition F42B39/14 and F42B39/20 take precedence ; extracting primers, dismantling ammunition F42B33/04, F42B33/06 ; chemical deactivating of explosives C06B21/0091; Rendering detonation of explosive charges harmless
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/32861 T-pivot, e.g., wrist pin, etc.
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/32868 Floating pin

Abstract

An adapter mechanism for use with an explosive ordnance disrupter arrangement. The adapter includes a yoke and a mount rotatable relative to the yoke to assume a desired angular orientation, which is locked in the desired position. The yoke may be mounted on an explosive ordnance primary disrupter. The mount carries a supplemental disrupter.

Claims

1. An adapter mechanism for explosive ordnance disrupter apparatus, comprising:

an adapter comprising a yoke and a mount being rotatable relative to said yoke,

wherein said mount contacts at least one weapon barrel,

wherein said yoke includes an aperture for mounting on a primary disrupter barrel, and

wherein said mount includes an aperture for mounting a supplemental disrupter barrel; and

a locking structure for locking and unlocking said yoke and said mount in and from a desired angular orientation; and

a first coupler and a second coupler where each of said first coupler and said second coupler comprises a walled front portion,

wherein each of said first coupler and said second coupler comprises a plurality of teeth positioned around said thin walled front portion, and

wherein said plurality of teeth of said first coupler are engageable with said plurality of teeth of said second coupler.

2. The mechanism according to claim 1, wherein said yoke includes a first spaced apart yoke arm and a second spaced apart yoke arm,

wherein said mount includes a first spaced apart mount arm and a second spaced apart mount arm, and

wherein said first spaced apart mount arm and said second spaced apart mount arm are positioned between said first spaced apart yoke arm and said second spaced apart yoke arm.

3. The mechanism according to claim 2,

wherein said walled front portion of said each of said first coupler and said second coupler faces one other,

wherein said first coupler and said second coupler are positioned between said first spaced apart mount arm and said second spaced apart mount arm, and

wherein said second coupler is affixed to said second spaced apart mount arm.

4. The mechanism according to claim 1,

wherein said plurality of teeth are generally triangular shaped teeth.

5. The mechanism according to claim 2, further comprising a shaft,

wherein said shaft passes through said first spaced apart yoke arm and said first spaced apart mount arm as well as through said first coupler,

wherein said shaft includes first threads at an end thereof,

wherein said first coupler is secured to said shaft, and

wherein said shaft extends into said second coupler.

6. The mechanism according to claim 2, further comprising a shaft,

wherein said shaft passes through said first spaced apart yoke arm and said first spaced apart mount arm as well as through said first coupler,

wherein said locking structure includes a lock passing through said second spaced apart yoke arm and said second spaced apart mount arm and into said second coupler, and

wherein said lock comprises second threads at an end thereof, which engage with first threads of said shaft.

7. The mechanism according to claim 2, further comprising a shaft,

wherein said shaft passes through said first spaced apart yoke arm and said first spaced apart mount arm as well as through said first coupler,

wherein said locking structure includes a lock passing through said second spaced apart yoke arm and said second spaced apart mount arm and into said second coupler,

wherein said lock comprises second threads at an end thereof, which engage with first threads of said shaft, and

wherein said first threads are external threads and said second threads are internal threads.

8. The mechanism according to claim 2, further comprising a shaft,

wherein said shaft passes through said first spaced apart yoke arm and said first spaced apart mount arm as well as through said first coupler,

wherein said second coupler includes said thin walled front portion and said rear portion, said rear portion is relatively thick walled and includes an aperture there through to define a ledge where said thin walled front portion and said rear portion meet, and

wherein a washer is positioned at said ledge and a spring extends from said shaft to said washer.