Electric exploder

Claim 1

AN ELECTRIC EXPLODER COMPRISING: AN ELECTROMAGNETIC COIL, A LONGITUDINALLY BORED CORE OF LOW MAGNETIC RETENTIVITY DISPOSED CENTRALLY IN SAID COIL; A DIAMAGNETIC OPERATING ROD SLIDEABLE IN THE BORE OF SAID CORE; AN EXPLOSIVE PRIMER ALIGNED WITH SAID ROD AND SEPARATED THEREFROM; A FIRST PERMANENT MAGNET PIVOTALY MOUNTED ON SAID ROD, SAID MAGNET ENGAGING AN END PORTION OF SAID CORE IN THE NORMAL LOCKED POSITION OF SAID EXPLODER; A SECOND PERMANENT MAGNET MOUNTED ON SAID ROD; MEANS FOR APPLYING A CURRENT ALTERNATELY IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS TO SAID COIL; SAID COIL BEING ENERGIZED BY A CURRENT APPLIED IN ONE DIRECTION TO REPULSE AND PIVOT SAID FIRST PERMANENT MAGNET FROM SAID CORE THEREBY MECHANICALLY RELEASING THE ENGAGEMENT OF SAID CORE AND SAID FIRST MAGNET TO RELEASE SAID ROD FOR MOVEMENT TOWARD SAID PRIMER, AND TO ATTRACT SAID SECOND MAGNET TO SAID CORE THUS PREVENTING MOVEMENT OF SAID ROD TOWARD SAID PRIMER; SAID COIL BEING SUBSEQUENTLY ENERGIZED BY A CURRENT APPLIED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO REPULSE SAID SECOND PERMANENT MAGNET FROM SAID CORE TO MOVE SAID ROD TOWARD AND STRIKE SAID EXPLOSIVE PRIMER.