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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
James M. Garner, Aberdeen, MD (US);
James M. Bender, Bel Air, MD (US);
Peter Dehmer, Brlair, MD (US);
Melissa Klusewitz, Delta, PA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 1/014 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 1/014 ;
Abstract
A low cost protective cap that will offer protection of deployable fins for full bore artillery projectiles. A form fitting, composite cap that disintegrates on muzzle exit acts as a protective measure. The cap interfaces with the projectile obturator to form a temporary seal against hot gun gasses. The composition and thickness of the cap allows gas infiltration into the cap material and essentially instant cap degradation upon shot exit.