Grenade launching apparatus

Claim 2

A grenade launcher for launching a plurality of grenades which includes a controller, comprising: a selector responsive to operator input for selecting one or more of the grenades to be launched, said selector including means for sequentially designating which of the grenades have been selected wherein said means for sequentially designating includes means for producing a clock signal having one or more clock pulses corresponding to each of the selected grenades and means for assigning the clock pulses to the grenades for designating which of the grenades have been selected; and display means for indicating that a selected grenade has been launched; and means for launching one or more of the grenades comprising: a firing circuit responsive to the selector for activating said launching means for launching each said selected grenade; and a launch detector for detecting that a selected grenade has been launched by the firing circuit, wherein said display means is responsive to said launch detector.

Claim 3

A grenade launcher for launching a plurality of grenades which includes a controller, comprising: a selector responsive to operator input for selecting one or more of the grenades to be launched, said selector including means for sequentially designating which of the grenades have been selected; display means for indicating that a selected grenade has been launched; and means for launching one or more of the grenades comprising: a firing circuit responsive to the selector for activating said launching means for launching each said selected grenade said firing circuit including means for sequentially activating said launching means to launch each of the selected grenades in a preset order responsive to said means for sequentially designating which of the grenades have been selected; wherein said means for sequentially activating said launching means includes means for producing a clock signal having one or more clock pulses corresponding to each of the selected grenades, wherein said means for sequentially activating said launching means is synchronized with said means for sequentially designating which of the grenades have been selected; and a launch detector for detecting that a selected grenade has been launched by the firing circuit, wherein said display means is responsive to said launch detector.

Claim 4

A grenade launcher for launching a plurality of grenades which includes a controller, comprising: a selector responsive to operator input for selecting one or more of the grenades to be launched, said selector including means for sequentially designating which of the grenades have been selected; display means for indicating that a selected grenade has been launched; and means for launching one or more of the grenades comprising: a firing circuit responsive to the selector for activating said launching means for launching each said selected grenade said firing circuit including means for sequentially activating said launching means to launch each of the selected grenades in a preset order responsive to said means for sequentially designating which of the grenades have been selected; wherein said means for sequentially activating said launching means includes means for producing a clock signal having one or more clock pulses corresponding to each of the selected grenades, wherein said means for sequentially activating said launching means is synchronized with said means for sequentially designating which of the grenades have been selected; and a launch detector for detecting that a selected grenade has been launched by the firing circuit, wherein said display means is responsive to said launch detector.

Claim 5

A grenade launcher for launching a plurality of grenades comprising: a controller comprising: a selector responsive to operator input for selecting one or more of the grenades to be launched, said selector including means for sequentially designating which of the grenades have been selected, display means for indicating that a selected grenade has been launched; and means for launching one or more of the grenades comprising: a firing circuit responsive to the selector for activating said launching means for launching each said selected grenade, said firing circuit including means for sequentially activating said launching means to launch each of the selected grenades in a preset order responsive to said means for sequentially designating which of the grenades have been selected; a launch detector for detecting that a selected grenade has been launched by the firing circuit, wherein said display means is responsive to said launch detector; and means for providing a reset signal for synchronizing said launching means to said controller for a preselected number of clock pulses corresponding to each of the grenades that are selected.

Claim 6

A grenade launcher for launching a plurality of grenades comprising: a controller comprising: a selector responsive to operator input for selecting one or more of the grenades to be launched, said selector including means for sequentially designating which of the grenades have been selected, display means for indicating that a selected grenade has been launched; and means for launching one or more of the grenades comprising: a firing circuit responsive to the selector for activating said launching means for launching each said selected grenade, said firing circuit including means for sequentially activating said launching means to launch each of the selected grenades in a preset order responsive to said means for sequentially designating which of the grenades have been selected; a launch detector for detecting that a selected grenade has been launched by the firing circuit, wherein said display means is responsive to said launch detector; and means for providing a reset signal for synchronizing said launching means to said controller for a preselected number of clock pulses corresponding to each of the grenades that are selected.