Portable apparatus and method for disposing of explosive devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11536549-B1
Application number	US-202117300395-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jun 14, 2021
Priority date	Jun 14, 2021
Publication date	Dec 27, 2022
Grant date	Dec 27, 2022

Abstract

A portable apparatus for incinerating matter in situ includes a container defining an open base and an interior incineration chamber. The open base has a perimeter lying in a single plane. A plurality of ignitable incendiary devices are mounted in the interior incineration chamber above the open base and around a perimeter of the interior incineration chamber. The ignitable incendiary devices are oriented such that flames produced by the incendiary devices are directed inwardly towards a central axis of the incineration chamber. The incendiary devices surround and point toward the matter to be incinerated.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A portable apparatus for incinerating matter in situ, comprising:
a container defining an open base and an interior incineration chamber, wherein the open base includes a perimeter lying in a single plane; and
a plurality of ignitable incendiary devices being mounted in the interior incineration chamber above the open base and around a perimeter of the interior incineration chamber, wherein the plurality of ignitable incendiary devices are oriented such that flames produced by the incendiary devices are directed inwardly towards a central axis of the incineration chamber, and
wherein the plurality of incendiary devices are configured to surround and point toward the matter to be incinerated.

2. The portable apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a hook being fixed to the container for moving the portable apparatus.

3. The portable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of ignitable incendiary devices includes a first casing containing Vulcan Fire powder.

4. The portable apparatus of claim 3 , wherein each of the incendiary devices further includes an oxidizer in a second casing surrounding the first casing.

5. The portable apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising third casings being filled with oxidizer, wherein the third casings are interspersed between the plurality of incendiary devices.

6. The portable apparatus of claim 3 , wherein each of the incendiary devices further includes an oxidizer in a second casing surrounding the first casing, and wherein the oxidizer is lithium perchlorate.

7. The portable apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising third casings being filled with oxidizer, wherein the third casings are interspersed between the plurality of incendiary devices, and wherein the oxidizer is lithium perchlorate.

8. The portable apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of incendiary devices are pointed in a direction parallel to the single plane of the open base.

9. The portable apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of incendiary devices are pointed in a direction that is angled upward with respect to the single plane of the open base.

10. The portable apparatus of claim 3 , wherein some of the plurality of incendiary devices are pointed in a direction parallel to the single plane of the open base and a remainder of the plurality of incendiary devices are pointed in a direction that is angled upward with respect to the single plane of the open base.

11. The portable apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising a plate being fixed to the container, wherein the plurality of ignitable incendiary devices are mounted to the plate.

12. The portable apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising a plate being fixed to the container, wherein the plurality of ignitable incendiary devices are mounted to the plate, and wherein the plate includes an annular shape in a shape of the perimeter of the open base and an opening of the annular shape is centered on the central axis of the interior incineration chamber.

13. The portable apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising a plate being fixed to the container, wherein the plurality of ignitable incendiary devices are mounted to the plate, and
wherein the plate includes an annular shape in a shape of the perimeter of the open base and an opening of the annular shape is centered on the central axis of the interior incineration chamber; and
a gasket being fixed to a bottom of the plate and extending around the opening of the annular shape.

14. The portable apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising a plate being fixed to the container, wherein the plurality of ignitable incendiary devices are mounted to the plate,
wherein the plate includes an annular shape in a shape of the perimeter of the open base and an opening of the annular shape is centered on the central axis of the interior incineration chamber, and
wherein the container includes a conical shape, the perimeter of the open base is circular, and the plate is a circular annulus.

15. The portable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the matter incinerated is an improvised explosive device.

16. The portable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the interior incineration chamber is lined with a heat-resistant material.

17. A method of incinerating matter in situ, comprising:
providing a container defining an open base and an interior incineration chamber, the open base includes a perimeter lying in a single plane;
providing a plurality of ignitable incendiary devices being mounted in the interior incineration chamber above the open base and around a perimeter of the interior incineration chamber, wherein the plurality of ignitable incendiary devices are oriented such that flames produced by the incendiary devices are directed inwardly towards a central axis of the incineration chamber; and
placing the open base of the container over the material being incinerated in situ such that the central axis of the chamber is configured to intersect with the material being incinerated.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising igniting the plurality of ignitable incendiary devices.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein said igniting the plurality of ignitable incendiary devices includes sending an electrical signal to an electrically initiated ignitor.

20. The method of claim 18 , further comprising incinerating the matter being incinerated in situ, wherein said igniting the plurality of ignitable incendiary devices includes sending an electrical signal to an electrically initiated ignitor.

Assignees

• Us Navy

Inventors

• Kim Steven
• Gotzmer Carl
• Bruce Jason

Classifications

• F23G5/36

  having a conical combustion chamber, e.g. "teepee" incinerators (F23G5/22 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F23G5/40

  Portable or mobile incinerators · CPC title

• F42B33/067 Primary

  by combustion (incineration apparatuses or processes for used articles F23G7/003) · CPC title

• F23G2900/50804

  using thermit or other compositions of metal oxides as auxiliary fuel · CPC title

• F23G2209/16

  Warfare materials, e.g. ammunition · CPC title