Device for setting off an avalanche
US8960092B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42D3/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Device for setting off an avalanche, comprising a support intended to be fixed to the mounting side, for example on a concrete slab, and an enclosure one end of which is open, this enclosure being mounted on the support, said open end of the enclosure being intended to face towards the snow cap. The device further comprises means of filling the enclosure with an explosive gaseous mixture, firing means designed to set off the explosion of the said mixture and a remote-communication system. The enclosure is mounted removably on the support, by fitting its lower face, intended to receive the gaseous mixture, onto a bearing piece of the support, and the enclosure is autonomous in terms of energy supply and carries means of storing the gases that are intended to form the gaseous mixture.
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