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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2003
Steven S. Kim, Crofton, MD (US);
Christopher G. Melkonian, Alexandria, VA (US);
Michael P. Dunnigan, Bowie, MD (US);
Carl Gotzmer, Jr., Accokeek, MD (US);
Joe Mayersak, Asburn, VA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An explosively driven impactor grenade includes a grenade body having a substantially spherical shape and a hollow central portion, the grenade body including a plurality of recesses formed on an external surface thereof with each recess including an opening into the hollow central portion of the grenade body, the grenade body including an opening on the exterior surface that connects with the hollow central portion; a fuze disposed in the hollow central portion of the grenade body; a fuze cap for closing the opening on the exterior surface that connects with the hollow central portion; and a plurality of explosively driven impactors respectively disposed in the plurality of recesses formed on the external surface of the grenade body, the explosively driven impactors being connected to the fuze through the recess openings into the hollow central portion of the grenade body.