Reusable bomb diffuser

Abstract

A reusable bomb diffusing device having a core structure with outer surfaces covered by outwardly extending and increasingly upwardly-directed energy-absorbing vanes that are fixed in position and separated from one another by approximately 3°, the core structure being centered within an outer chamber having solid side walls and a mesh top surface through which the rapidly expanding gases from a blast are exhausted. A central bottom opening in the present invention permits placement directly over a bomb, with movement of the device to a bomb's location being accomplished manually or via attachment to a motorized vehicle. Expanding gases within the core structure are directed to the vanes in vector geometry fashion, which reduces the gases' energy and drives them upward to exit the outer chamber through the openings in its mesh top. During detonation, the present invention device remains substantially in its pre-explosion position. Police and military applications are contemplated.

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CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of a patent application, Ser. No. 10 / 724,289, filed by the same inventors on Nov. 27, 2003 for the same subject matter and entitled “Reusable Bomb Diffuser”. No new matter has been added. The applicants and assignee herein request that all benefit from the previously filed patent application referenced hereinabove be accorded to the instant application.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION—FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates to the field of explosion-neutralizing devices used to safely contain and / or redirect the energy released by exploding bombs and land mines, specifically to a reusable bomb diffusing device having a core structure with all outer surfaces covered by a series of outwardly-extending and progressively upwardly-directed energy-absorbing vanes that are each fixed in position and separated from the next adjacent vane by an angle of approximately 3°, the device also having ...

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Benefits of technology

[0004] The primary object of this invention is to provide a reusable bomb diffuser that is able to eliminate the safety hazards posed by non-detonated ordnance such as bombs and land mines, as well as other explosive devices, by detonating them in a controlled environment that is configured to reduce the velocity of the expanding gases and debris generated by the detonation while concurrently redirecting all laterally moving gases and debris for release in a substantially upward direction. It is also an object of this invention to provide a reusable bomb diffuser that can be repeatedly used without interim refurbishment or maintenance. A further object of this invention is to provide a reusable bomb diffuser that can be used while remaining attached to a motorized vehicle. It is also an object of this invention to provide a reusable bomb diffuser that during detonation does not move substantially from its pre-detonation position. A further object of this invention is to provide a reusable bomb diffuser that is easy to construct and simple to use. It is also an object of this invention to provide a reusable bomb diffuser that is cost efficient to make and use when compared to the costs associated with other ordnance elimination devices.

Problems solved by technology

The police and military personnel worldwide are repeatedly exposed to a risk of injury due to unexploded bombs and land mines, as are private citizens in certain countries recently affected by war.

All of these devices and methods have some disadvantage, such as special handling requirements, great expense, time consuming animal training, and the like.

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