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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2005
Anthony T. Skinner, Duncanville, TX (US);
Anthony T. Skinner, Duncanville, TX (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Abstract
A device for venting a container housing an energetic material includes an insulating portion, a charge holder disposed in the insulating portion, and an explosive cutting charge disposed in the charge holder. The device further includes a thermally activated initiation device, and a transfer line coupling the thermally activated initiation device and the explosive cutting charge. An apparatus includes a container, an energetic material disposed within the container, and a device, disposed within the container, for venting the container. The device for venting the container includes an insulating portion, a charge holder disposed in the insulating portion, and an explosive cutting charge disposed in the charge holder. The device for venting the container further includes a thermally activated initiation device, and a transfer line coupling the thermally activated initiation device and the explosive cutting charge.