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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Wilhelm A Steinhilber, Guilford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
411440 ; 411 20 ;
Abstract
An explosively driven nail having a head which carries a solid explosive propellent charge. A Zener diode in the form of a thin film of material functions as a primer and is attached to and overlies at least a portion of the exposed end surface of the explosive propellant charge. The primer is electrically detonated.