Dual mode grenade
US8365670B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 23, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B12/56
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A dual mode grenade (2) is selectively operational in lethal and non-lethal modes. The grenade (2) contains a hard back (10) containing fuse/safing assembly (14), and the central explosive charge (12) surrounded respectively by non-lethal (N-L) projectiles (8), N-L case (6), and the removable lethal fragmentation shell (4). The grenade operates in lethal fragmentation mode when all its components are present and the fragmentation shell bursts into plurality of lethal projectiles (18). The N-L operation of the grenade is effected by the removal of the fragmentation shell (4) whereby N-L projectiles are allowed to eject outwards in response to the bursting of explosive charge (12).
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