Depth controlled naval mine
US4055121A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 10, 1968 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 1988 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B22/12
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tethered naval mine adapted automatically to maintain a predetermined depth below the surface of a body of water despite changes in water level. Provision is made for safeguarding operating personnel prior to deployment of the mine and to cause self-destruction thereof upon expiration of a predetermined period. The mine arrangement is such as to effect detonation either upon contact with a craft or by disturbances produced by the wake of a vessel or by mine-sweeping apparatus.
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