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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 1985
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1983
Robert E Betts, Huntsville, AL (US);
John F Crawford, Huntsville, AL (US);
Jacqueline C Meador, Huntsville, AL (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A contoured configured detonating cord and detonator is incorporated into a ember during manufacture thereof. The member may be a rocket motor which is disposed to be broken into small fragments over inhabited areas subsequent to separation of the motor from the warhead. Separation permits the warhead to fly to the target without excessive drag and fragmenting the motor prevents large pieces from falling on the inhabitants. The detonating cord is contoured to the configuration of the motor to prevent stress risers from occurring and thereby weakening the motor structure.