US4066019A
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Electronic hand grenade
Assignee: TECHNICO DEV AND FINANCING
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Filing: 1976-08-02
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Granted: 1978-01-03
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Expires: 1996-08-02
Abstract
Abstract A hand grenade comprising a plurality of explosive elements containing charges, the detonation of which timewise, is not ascertainable. The explosive elements are connected via a control-processing- and storage-electronics, in which from one or a plurality of signal transmitters, predetermined criterion such as definite amplitudes and/or frequencies and/or gradients which statistically occur, are led off and/or transformed and correspondingly processed for triggering or release of an ignition impulse for each individual explosive charge, respectively.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter Mehnert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 15:55
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42B; F42B27/00; F42B12/00; F42B12/02; F42B12/20; F42C; F42C11/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
An electronic hand grenade with a plurality of explosive elements connected with each other, comprising a plurality of explosive elements containing individual explosive charges, respectively, at least one signal transmitter means for providing signals of statistically occurring criteria, a control-processing- and storage-electronic means operatively connecting said explosive elements for feeding and transforming, respectively, and processing predetermined of said signals of statistically occurring criteria for triggering an ignition impulse for each of said individual explosive charges, respectively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
76 words
An electronic hand grenade with a plurality of explosive elements connected with each other, comprising a plurality of explosive elements containing individual explosive charges, respectively, at least one signal transmitter means for providing signals of statistically occurring criteria, a control-processing- and storage-electronic means operatively connecting said explosive elements for feeding and transforming, respectively, and processing predetermined of said signals of statistically occurring criteria for triggering an ignition impulse for each of said individual explosive charges, respectively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The electronic hand grenade as in claim 1, wherein said signal transmitter means includes a voltage source, said control-processing- and storage-electronic means is connected to said signal transmitter means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
The hand grenade as in claim 1, further comprising at least one transformer connected to said at least one signal transmitter means, said at least one transformer constitutes randon number generators, and said control-processing- and storage-electronic means is connected to said at least one signal transmitter means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
76 words
The electronic hand grenade as in claim 1, further comprising a rip means for operatively activating said electronic means, and acceleration transmitter means for initiating a first ignition impulse for one of said explosive charges upon reaching of a predetermined acceleration, said acceleration transmitter means is connected to said electronic means, and said electronic means further thereafter for releasing further ignition impulses for other of said explosive charges, respectively, in response to said signal transmitter means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
The electronic hand grenade as in claim 1, wherein said plurality of explosive elements include a plurality of bodies arranged concentrically relative to one another, said individual explosive charges, respectively, are disposed in said bodies, said bodies have an inner bursting pressure smaller than an outer bursting pressure.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The electronic hand grenade as in claim 5, wherein said bodies comprise balls.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
The electronic hand grenade as in claim 5, wherein for each type of hand grenade an outermost of said bodies is uniformly of a same size independent of a total number of the other of said concentrically arranged bodies.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
58 words
The electronic hand grenade as in claim 5, wherein said bodies are formed united into one hand grenade and constitute independent units, an individual voltage supply, an individual transformer constituting said at least one signal transmitter means connected to said individual voltage supply, and an individual of said electronic means, operatively connected to each of said units, respectively.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
54 words
The electronic hand grenade as in claim 5, wherein said bodies are formed united into one hand grenade and comprise partly independent units, one central voltage supply, one central transformer constituting said signal transmitter means connected to said central voltage supply, and one central electronic means operatively, connected to all said partly independent units.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The electronic hand grenade according to claim 1, further comprising one central ignition transmitter means connected to said electronic means for providing ignition sparks to said individual explosive charges.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
The electronic hand grenade as in claim 1, further comprising a separate ignition transmitter means connected to said electronic means and connected to each of said individual explosive charges for providing ignition sparks thereto, respectively.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
The electronic hand grenade as in claim 5 wherein said bodies are formed with congruent aligned bores, respectively, a connection piece disposed in said bores in said bodies, rip cord means for operatively activating said electronic means and disposed in said connection piece.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
The electronic hand grenade as in claim 1, further comprising a single pull cord means for operatively activating all of said explosive elements, the latter constituting independent or partially independent explosive elements.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
The electronic hand grenade as in claim 1, further comprising a hurling- and catapult- means secured on the hand grenade on outermost of said explosive elements.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
The electronic hand grenade as in claim 5, wherein said bodies are made of synthetic material.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
The electronic hand grenade as in claim 5, wherein said explosive charges include a blank charge disposed in at least one of said bodies.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
The electronic hand grenade as set forth in claim 1, wherein said signals of statistically occurring criteria are of defined amplitudes.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
20 words
The electronic hand grenade as set forth in claim 1, wherein said signals of statistically occurring criteria are of frequencies.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
The electronic hand grenade as set forth in claim 1, wherein said signals of statistically occurring criteria are of gradients.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
47 words
The hand grenade as in claim 1, further comprising at least one transformer connected to said at least one signal transmitter means, said at least one transformer constitutes a digital counter, and said control-processing- and storage-electronic means is connected to said at least one signal transmitter means.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
72 words
The electronic hand grenade as in claim 1, further comprising a rip means for operatively activating said electronic means, and acceleration transmitter means for initiating a first ignition impulse for one of said explosive charges upon impact, said acceleration transmitter means is connected to said electronic means, and said electronic means further thereafter for releasing further ignition impulses for other of said explosive charges, respectively, in response to said signal transmitter means.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-01-02 | 1985-07-04 | 1986-01-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-01-02 | 1989-07-04 | 1990-01-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |