Louis J. Adimari - Montague NJ Joseph A. Donini - Dover NJ Keith R. Fulton - Stroudsburg PA Marc E. Ball - Columbia PA Edward F. Cooper - New Providence PA John R. Hertzler - Lancaster PA John C. Yoo - Lancaster PA
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC
International Classification:
F42C 1520
US Classification:
102259
Abstract:
A secondary self-destruct fuze that functions in the event the primary fuze mode fails to function, and that meets the design requirements for a low cost, highly producible no-spin/low velocity operating environment. The fuze includes a bottom plate, two spacers, a firing pin, a striker, a rotor, a pyrotechnic mix, a rotor spring, a striker spring, a weight with a firing pin, a weight spring, a bore rider, a bore rider spring, a housing, a handling safety pin, and a ribbon retainer. In use, the handling safety pin is removed upon loading of the grenade in the main carrier. When the grenade is ejected, the expulsion event forces the ribbon retainer to be uncovered and the ribbon to unfurl, which releases the safety lock feature. The unfurling of the ribbon in the air stream stabilizes the grenade by causing an upward pull force. Simultaneously, the air stream forces the bore rider and the bore rider spring out of the fuze.
Daniel Bagley Elementary School Seattle WA 1978-1980, Seahurst Elementary School Burien WA 1980-1981, Ft. Peck Elementary School Glasgow MT 1985-1986, Sabin Middle School Colorado Springs CO 1986-1986