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Wide dispersion incendiary device

US3951067A · 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

A wide dispersion incendiary device such as artillery round, bomb, or grenade in which a high explosive charge within a casing has imbedded therein a plurality of hollow metallic objects such as balls. The hollows communicating with the exterior of the objects and being filled with incendiary material which is ignited by detonation of the high explosive. The incendiary material is a mixture of silicone rubber, powdered magnesium, and an oxidizing agent.

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