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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Reynolds Systems, Inc., Middletown, CA (US);
Inventor:
Michael B. Meadows, Kelseyville, CA (US);
Assignee:
Reynolds Systems, Inc., Middletown, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 3/12 (2006.01); F42D 1/045 (2006.01); F42B 3/198 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 3/125 (2013.01); F42B 3/12 (2013.01); F42B 3/198 (2013.01); F42D 1/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
An initiator assembly with a housing, an exploding foil initiator, an input charge, which is formed of an energetic material, and a support plate. The exploding foil initiator has a base coupled to the housing, a bridge mounted to the base, a flyer overlying the bridge, and a barrel. The barrel is coupled to the base and defines a channel through which the flyer traverses when the exploding foil initiator is activated. The support plate supports an axial end of the input charge and is interposed in a path of travel of the flyer between the bridge and the input charge. A related method is also provided.