High-energy impact machine

Claim 1

A HIGH-ENERGY IMPACT MACHINE COMPRISING: A PAIR OF PLATES MOVABLE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM EACH OTHER, A FIRST OF SAID PLATES HAVING A CHAMBER AND A CYLINDER THEREIN, SAID CHAMBER AND CYLINDER INTERSECTING EACH OTHER; A DRIVER PISTON SLIDABLY FITTED IN SAID CYLINDER, SAID DRIVER PISTON HAVING A FIRST END FACE FACING TOWARD THE CHAMBER AND AN OPPOSITE SECOND END FACE FACING INTO THE CYLINDER; A BLEED PORT THERETHROUGH CONNECTING SAID FACES, THE PISTON MAKING A FLUID SEALING FIT IN SAID CYLINDER SO AS TO SHUT OFF FLUID COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CHAMBER AND CYLINDER EXCEPT THROUGH THE BLEED PORT; A SEAT MEMBER IN SAID CHAMBER SO DISPOSED AND ARRANGED AS TO ENGAGE THE DRIVER PISTON IN ONE DRIVER PISTON POSITION TO SHUT OFF COMMUNICATION THROUGH THE BLEED PORT AND ISOLATE THE FIRST END FACE OF THE DRIVER PISTON FROM THE CHAMBER; A POST ATTACHED TO THE SECOND OF SAID PLATES, SAID POST ENTERING THE FIRST PLATE, AND BEING ATTACHED TO THE DRIVER PISTON; MEANS FOR SUPPLYING GAS UNDER PRESSURE TO THE CHAMBER; AND MEANS FOR MOVING THE DRIVER PISTON OFF THE SEAT TO EXPOSE THE FIRST END FACE OF THE DRIVER PISTON TO CHAMBER PRESSURE, THEREBY FORCING THE FIRST PLATE AND THE DRIVER PISTON IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS TO MOVE THE PLATES TOWARD EACH OTHER.