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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2009
Applicant:
Norman C. Taylor, Davenport, FL (US);
Inventor:
Norman C. Taylor, Davenport, FL (US);
Assignee:
DSE, Inc., Tampa, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42C 15/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mechanical safe and arm device for rotating munitions reduces arming scatter so that the 'no arm' and 'all arm' distance are substantially the same. A first spring holds a flywheel, a pinion gear, and a drive gear against rotation until centrifugal forces cause the spring to release them. The drive gear then rotates, causing rotation of the pinion gear and the flywheel. A post depending from the flywheel strikes and unlocks a second spring that unlocks a pivotally-mounted rotor that carries a detonator. The rotor then pivots and brings the detonator into alignment with a firing pin.