Anti-personnel canister

US6701848B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · US

Inventors

• Peter Georgantzis · East Stroudsburg, US
• Angel F. Paredes · Oradell, US
• Eric Scheper · Kearny, US
• Henry E. Hudgins · Mount Pocono, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 7, 2002
• Grant date: Mar 9, 2004
• Expiry date: Dec 20, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F42B14/065
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An anti-personnel canister includes a generally cylindrical container having side walls, the side walls defining an enclosure with a generally concave surface at one end and an opening at another end; the side walls having an outer surface, the outer surface including a plurality of longitudinal grooves formed therein and, below the plurality of longitudinal grooves, a circumferential obturator groove; a plurality of submunitions disposed in the enclosure; a spacer disposed in the enclosure between the plurality of submunitions and the opening; and a cap disposed on the opening of the container, the cap having a top surface and including a pair of orthogonal grooves formed on the top surface.