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Explosively separable bolt and clamp

Assignee: Hi Shear Corp
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Filing: 1960-12-29
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Granted: 1963-11-05
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Expires: 1980-12-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Clarence K Brown

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 06:41
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42B; F42B3/00; F42B3/006; F16; F16B; F16B31/00; F16B31/005; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/14; Y10T24/1412; Y10T24/1441; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49805

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 364 words
A CLAMP WHICH COMPRISES: A STRAP MEMBER, SAID STRAP MEMBER OF RESILIENT MATERIAL, SAID STRAP MEMBER FORMED IN A CIRCLE, SAID STRAP MEMBER HAVING A FIRST END AND A SECOND END ADAPTED TO OVERLAP; A FIRST CLEVIS MEMBER AND A SECOND CLEVIS MEMBER; SAID FIRST CLEVIS MEMBER FIXED TO SAID FIRST END OF SAID STRAP, SAID SECOND CLEVIS MEMBER FIXED TO SAID SECOND END OF SAID STRAP; A TRUNNION BOLT, SAID TRUNNION BOLT SWIVELLY MOUNTED IN SAID FIRST CLEVIS MEMBER WITH THE AXIS OF ROTATION PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF SAID STRAP MEMBER, SAID TRUNNION BOLT HAVING A THREADED MEMBER AND A TRUNNION BODY MEMBER, SAID THREADED MEMBER HAVING A THREADED END AND A SMOOTH SHANK, SAID TRUNNION BODY MEMBER HAVING A BORE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID MEMBER, SAID BORE ADAPTED TO MOUNT AN EXPLOSIVE SQUIB AT ONE END, SAID BORE ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID SMOOTH SHANK PORTION OF SAID FIRST MEMBER AT THE END OPPOSITE SAID SQUIB ADAPTATION, SAID TRUNNION BODY MEMBER HAVING A PAIR OF TRUNNION BEARINGS FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FIRST CLEVIS MEMBER, SAID TRUNNION BEARINGS DIAMETRALLY OPPOSED AND TRANSVERSE TO SAID BORE; A RETAINER MEMBER ADAPTED TO RETAIN SAID SMOOTH SHANK PORTION OF SAID THREADED MEMBER WITHIN SAID BORE OF SAID TRUNNION BODY MEMBER, THE RETAINER MEMBER BEING ADAPTED TO FAIL IN SHEAR UPON APPLICATION OF AN EXPLOSIVE FORCE WITHIN SAID BORE OF SAID SECOND MEMBER; A TRUNNION BLOCK MEMBER HAVING A PAIR OF TRUNNION BEARINGS AND A SMOOTH BORE TRANSVERSE TO SAID BEARINGS ADAPTED TO PERMIT PASSAGE OF SAID THREADED END OF SAID THREADED END OF SAID TRUNNION BOLT, SAID TRUNNION MEMBER SWIVELLY MOUNTED IN SAID SECOND CLEVIS MEMBER WITH AXIS OF ROTATION PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF SAID STRAP MEMBER; A NUT, SAID NUT ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID THREADED END OF SAID FIRST MEMBER TO CREATE TENSION LOAD IN SAID TRUNNION BOLT REACTING AGAINST SAID TRUNNION BLOCK MEMBER; A SECOND NUT, SAID SECOND NUT ASSEMBLED TO SAID THREADED END OF SAID FIRST MEMBER ADJACENT SAID SMOOTH SHANK TO TRANSMIT RESIDUAL EXPLOSIVE FORCE OF THE EXPLOSIVE SEPARATION OF SAID TRUNNION BOLT TO SAID TRUNNION BLOCK MEMBER, THUS FORCING APART SAID FIRST END AND SAID SECOND END OF SAID STRAP MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 364 words
A CLAMP WHICH COMPRISES: A STRAP MEMBER, SAID STRAP MEMBER OF RESILIENT MATERIAL, SAID STRAP MEMBER FORMED IN A CIRCLE, SAID STRAP MEMBER HAVING A FIRST END AND A SECOND END ADAPTED TO OVERLAP; A FIRST CLEVIS MEMBER AND A SECOND CLEVIS MEMBER; SAID FIRST CLEVIS MEMBER FIXED TO SAID FIRST END OF SAID STRAP, SAID SECOND CLEVIS MEMBER FIXED TO SAID SECOND END OF SAID STRAP; A TRUNNION BOLT, SAID TRUNNION BOLT SWIVELLY MOUNTED IN SAID FIRST CLEVIS MEMBER WITH THE AXIS OF ROTATION PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF SAID STRAP MEMBER, SAID TRUNNION BOLT HAVING A THREADED MEMBER AND A TRUNNION BODY MEMBER, SAID THREADED MEMBER HAVING A THREADED END AND A SMOOTH SHANK, SAID TRUNNION BODY MEMBER HAVING A BORE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID MEMBER, SAID BORE ADAPTED TO MOUNT AN EXPLOSIVE SQUIB AT ONE END, SAID BORE ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID SMOOTH SHANK PORTION OF SAID FIRST MEMBER AT THE END OPPOSITE SAID SQUIB ADAPTATION, SAID TRUNNION BODY MEMBER HAVING A PAIR OF TRUNNION BEARINGS FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FIRST CLEVIS MEMBER, SAID TRUNNION BEARINGS DIAMETRALLY OPPOSED AND TRANSVERSE TO SAID BORE; A RETAINER MEMBER ADAPTED TO RETAIN SAID SMOOTH SHANK PORTION OF SAID THREADED MEMBER WITHIN SAID BORE OF SAID TRUNNION BODY MEMBER, THE RETAINER MEMBER BEING ADAPTED TO FAIL IN SHEAR UPON APPLICATION OF AN EXPLOSIVE FORCE WITHIN SAID BORE OF SAID SECOND MEMBER; A TRUNNION BLOCK MEMBER HAVING A PAIR OF TRUNNION BEARINGS AND A SMOOTH BORE TRANSVERSE TO SAID BEARINGS ADAPTED TO PERMIT PASSAGE OF SAID THREADED END OF SAID THREADED END OF SAID TRUNNION BOLT, SAID TRUNNION MEMBER SWIVELLY MOUNTED IN SAID SECOND CLEVIS MEMBER WITH AXIS OF ROTATION PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF SAID STRAP MEMBER; A NUT, SAID NUT ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID THREADED END OF SAID FIRST MEMBER TO CREATE TENSION LOAD IN SAID TRUNNION BOLT REACTING AGAINST SAID TRUNNION BLOCK MEMBER; A SECOND NUT, SAID SECOND NUT ASSEMBLED TO SAID THREADED END OF SAID FIRST MEMBER ADJACENT SAID SMOOTH SHANK TO TRANSMIT RESIDUAL EXPLOSIVE FORCE OF THE EXPLOSIVE SEPARATION OF SAID TRUNNION BOLT TO SAID TRUNNION BLOCK MEMBER, THUS FORCING APART SAID FIRST END AND SAID SECOND END OF SAID STRAP MEMBER.

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