Self-armed and actuated bomb

Claim 1

IN A PRESSURE-ACTUATED BOMB HAVING A MAIN EXPLOSIVE CHARGE, ADAPTED TO BE SELF-ARMED AT A PREDETERMINED PRESSURE AND ADAPTED TO BE AUTOMATICALLY FIRED AT A SECOND HIGHER PREDETERMINED PRESSURE, THE PROVISION OF: A FUZE MEMBER INCLUDING A FIRING PIN ADAPTED FOR AXIAL MOVEMENT ALONG AN AXIAL ARMING AXIS OF SAID FUZE MEMBER AND A DETONATOR MEANS FOR DETONATING THE EXPLOSIVE CHARGE, SAID DETONATOR MEANS BEING LOCATED BETWEEN SAID FIRING PIN AND MAIN EXPLOSIVE CHARGE, SAID DETONATOR MEANS AND FIRING PIN ADAPTED TO BE MOVED RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER BETWEEN AN UNARMED POSITION WHEREIN THE FIRING PIN, DETONATOR MEANS AND EXPLOSIVE CHARGE ARE OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH SAID ARMING AXIS, AND AN ARMED POSITION WHEREIN THE FIRING PIN, DETONATOR MEANS AND EXPLOSIVE CHARGE ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID ARMING AXIS, SAID DETONATOR MEANS INCLUDING A ROTATABLE PINION MEMBER ROTATABLY MOUNTED ABOUT A TRANSVERSE AXIS AND CARRYING A CYLINDRICAL DETONATOR CHARGE EXPOSED AT BOTH ENDS, SAID DETONATOR CHARGE HAVING AN AXIS OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH SAID ARMING AXIS IN SAID UNARMED POSITION, A PAIR OF RACK MEMBERS MOUNTED TO MOVE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS IN A COMMON PLANE NORMAL TO SAID ROTATABLE PINION MEMBER AXIS, ONE OF SAID RACK MEMBERS BEING MOUNTED BETWEEN SAID PINION MEMBER AND THE EXPLOSIVE CHARGE AND BEING IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID PINION MEMBER AND CARRYING A CYLINDRICAL RELAY CHARGE HAVING AN AXIS SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO AND OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH SAID ARMING AXIS IN SAID UNARMED POSITION, SAID OTHER RACK MEMBER BEING MOUNTED BETWEEN SAID PINION MEMBER AND SAID FIRING PIN AND BEING IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID PINION MEMBER AND CARRYING A CYLINDRICAL PRIMER CHARGE HAVING AN AXIS SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO AND OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH SAID ARMING AXIS IN SAID UNARMED POSITION, PRESSURE RESPONSIVE ALIGNMENT MEANS FOR MOVING SAID PAIR OF RACK MEMBERS AND SAID PINION MEMBER RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER FROM SAID UNARMED POSITION TO SAID ARMED POSITION WHEREIN THE AXES OF SAID PRIMER, DETONATOR, AND RELAY CHARGES ARE IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID AXIAL ARMING AXIS WHEN THE AMBIENT EXTERIOR PRESSURE EQUALS A PREDETERMINED ARMING PRESSURE, AND HOLDING AND PRESSURE RESPONSIVE FIRING MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID FIRING PIN STATIONARY IN SAID FUZE MEMBER FOR AUTOMATICALLY RELEASING AND FIRING SAID FIRING PIN TO STRIKE SAID PRIMER CHARGE IN THE ARMED POSITION WHEN THE AMBIENT EXTERIOR PRESSURE IS GREATER THAN SAID PREDETERMINED ARMING PRESSURE REQUIRED TO ARM THE FUZE MEMBER.