Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
An explosive shipping container for absorbing the explosion energy and containing the products of an explosive disposed therein, said container comprising: an inner layer of steel forming a cylindrical essentially gas-tight innermost chamber; means for supporting said explosive within said chamber; intermediate and outer layers of steel spaced from said inner layer and from each other substantially enclosing said innermost chamber; filler comprising distended and crushable material disposed about said chamber between said inner and intermediate steel layers; and a plurality of cold rolled stainless steel strips spaced from and encircling said explosive to enclose the area of maximum expected shrapnel density, wherein at least one of said steel strips is disposed between said inner and intermediate steel layers adjacent to said intermediate steel layer, said container being sufficiently strong to fully contain the explosion effects of an explosive disposed in said innermost chamber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
An explosive shipping container for absorbing the explosion energy and containing the products of an explosive disposed therein, said container comprising: an inner layer of steel forming a cylindrical essentially gas-tight innermost chamber; means for supporting said explosive within said chamber; intermediate and outer layers of steel spaced from said inner layer and from each other substantially enclosing said innermost chamber; filler comprising distended and crushable material disposed about said chamber between said inner and intermediate steel layers; and a plurality of cold rolled stainless steel strips spaced from and encircling said explosive to enclose the area of maximum expected shrapnel density, wherein at least one of said steel strips is disposed between said inner and intermediate steel layers adjacent to said intermediate steel layer, said container being sufficiently strong to fully contain the explosion effects of an explosive disposed in said innermost chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The invention of claim 1 wherein at least one of said steel strips is disposed between said intermediate and outer steel layers adjacent to said intermediate layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The invention of claim 2 wherein at least one of said steel strips is disposed between said intermediate and outer steel layers, said strips being closer to said outer layer than to said intermediate layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The invention of claim 3 further comprising a belt of distended material encircling between said last mentioned steel strips and said outer steel layer providing a cushioning effect between said strips and said outer layer upon an explosion of an explosive within said container.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The invention of claim 4 wherein said last mentioned steel strips and said outer steel layer are sufficiently strong to retain the explosion energy and explosion products with up to 10% expansion thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
76 words
The invention of claim 1 wherein said steel outer layer comprises a threaded neck and a threaded lid is threadable into said neck, said lid having at least one steel element with a convex surface facing toward an explosive disposed within said container, such that the explosion of said explosive causes said element having said convex surface to force the threads of said lid into the threads of said neck to securely lock said lid therein.