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US 5035181

THERMOSENSITIVE POP-OUT DEVICE

Assignee

NAVY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE

Filed

Jan 22, 1985

Granted

Jul 30, 1991

Location

Arlington VA (defense contractors)

Abstract

A device mounting a fuze in the casing of an ordanance item and providing r pop-out of the fuze to reduce cook-off hazard when the casing is heated. The device has an outer sleeve fixed to the casing, an inner sleeve slideably mounted in the outer sleeve and receiving the fuze, and a resilient element urging the inner sleeve and the fuze from the casing. The sleeves are retained together at normal temperature by a layer therebetween of material which melts at a higher temperature to release the inner sleeve and fuze.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Jun 25, 1986

Rescinded

Mar 29, 1991

Duration

4 years, 9 months

Inventor

  • 1DONALD J. JACKS

Sensitive facility: Arlington VA (defense contractors)

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