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Incendiary fragmentation device

US3951066A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 11, 1974
Grant dateApr 20, 1976
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Expiry dateJul 11, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF42B12/44
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An incendiary fragmentation device such as artillery round, bomb, or grenade, in which a high explosive charge within a casing has imbedded therein a hollow cylindrical body of frangible incendiary material which is ignited by detonation of the high explosive. The frangible incendiary material is a mixture of silicone rubber, powdered magnesium, and an oxidizing agent.

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