Method and apparatus for disrupting components of explosive devices
| DWPI Title: Firing apparatus for use in system for disrupting electrical component of pipe bomb, has electrical contact positioned in breech passage in contact with electrical cartridge, and scope positioned about explosive device for inspection |
| Abstract: A system, a firing apparatus and method for disrupting at least one electrical component of an explosive device are provided. The system has an electrical cartridge, the firing apparatus and an initiator. The electrical cartridge has a projectile at an end thereof deployable into the electrical component(s). The firing apparatus has a barrel, a breech and an electrical contact. The barrel has a firing end aimable toward the electrical component, and a passage therein for receiving the electrical cartridge. The breech is operatively connectable to the barrel. The electrical contact is positionable in the breech in operative contact with the electrical cartridge. The electrical contact is operatively connectable to the initiator. The initiator selectively provides an electrical signal to the electrical cartridge via the electrical contact whereby the electrical cartridge may be activated to deploy the projectile from the firing end of the barrel. |
| Use: Firing apparatus for use in a system (claimed) for disrupting an electrical component of an explosive device i.e. pipe bomb. |
| Advantage: The apparatus allows an operator to aim toward the electrical component and activate the cartridge such that the apparatus is linked to an initiator via a link for providing an electrical signal to the apparatus and activating the cartridge and the apparatus deploys the projectile into the explosive device once activated by the operator, so that the projectile is deployed into the selected electrical component of the explosive device, thus deactivating the explosive device. |
| Novelty: The apparatus (114b) has a barrel (228) comprising a firing end aimed toward an electrical component. A breech (230b) is connected to a barrel, and comprises a breech passage. An electrical contact (232b) is positioned in the breech passage in operative contact with an electrical cartridge (116a), connected to the breech and operatively connected to an initiator, which provides an electrical signal to the cartridge such that the cartridge is activated to deploy a projectile from the firing end of the barrel. A scope is positioned about an explosive device for inspection. |
| Filed: 9/29/2009 |
| Application Number: US2009568774A |
| Tech ID: SD 11221.0 |
| This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |
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