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Apparatus for metal cutting and welding

US8679399B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 13, 2012
Grant dateMar 25, 2014
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 13, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF42B12/36
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for either or both of metal cutting and metal welding. The device is configured to a standard service side arm and other guns and/or other types of tools to cut and/or weld metals for the purposes of breaching and welding metals in a range of applications, including in air and underwater, without degrading the primary purposes of the gun or other tools. In one embodiment, the device includes a reactive material cartridge and a nozzle adapted for attachment to a muzzle. In another embodiment, the device includes a muzzle-loading tube including the reactive material and a nozzle configured to shape the reactive material exiting the tube.

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