Patent · US Expired

Distraction device

US5085147A · kind A · utility

20Cited by
11References
9Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 1, 1990
Grant dateFeb 4, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 1, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF42C19/00
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A stun grenade includes a tubular housing to slidably receive a munitions canister. A cup-shaped end cap closes one end of the housing and frictionally engages an outer wax-coated surface of the housing adjacent the end. At the other end a fuze retention disk is retained in the housing and has a threaded opening to receive any one of several possible fuze assemblies. When using a manually operable fuze, the handle thereof is provided with a color-coded coating to identify the nature of the explosive charge provided in the grenade. The handle also has one or more lumps formed thereon to provide a tactile code, consistent with the color, to identify the grenade type. The fuze retention disk includes spikes establishing a fixed spacing between the munitions canister and the fuze held in the fuze retention disk.

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