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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 15, 1993
Matthew R Williams, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Steven V Werling, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Magnavox Electronic Systems Company, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Abstract
In a preferred embodiment, a slapper detonator, including: an inverted, vertical, open cup filled with an explosive, the mouth of the cup being adjacent the upper surface of a horizontally disposed explosive foil initiator (EFI); an integral flange extending circumferentially horizontally outwardly around the mouth of the cup; a cover plate having an opening defined therethrough and attached to the upper surface of the EFI, through which opening the cup extends vertically; and a counterbore defined around the perimeter of the opening to engage the flange and hold the mouth against the upper surface, such that lateral forces applied to the cup will be transferred to the cover plate. In another aspect of the invention, there is provided an EFI for a slapper detonator which has solderable electrical terminals. The EFI may be of laminated structure with the terminals laminated to the structure. In a further aspect of the invention, there is provided an improved barrel structure for an EFI.