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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 1984
Filed:
May. 19, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Luc Mitard, St Denis de Palin, FR;
Claude Cabanel, St Florent sur Cher, FR;
Assignee:
Luchaire S.A., Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
102476 ; 102482 ; 102488 ; 102481 ;
Abstract
This hand grenade comprises a timer for preserving the user's safety when throwing the missile by breaking the pyrotechnic train of the fuse a stabilizing system utilizing the concurrent effects of a weighted ogive and a spread-out empennage adapted when released and operative to brake the missile by aerodynamic effect, thus improving the efficiency of the missile when striking with a low incidence a horizontal surface such as the roof of an armored vehicle. The fins of the empennage are released when removing a safety pin, thus causing the missile to be stabilized in a substantially vertical axial position.