Universal cap for explosive water charges

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12018922-B1
Application number	US-201615530249-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Dec 16, 2016
Priority date	Dec 16, 2016
Publication date	Jun 25, 2024
Grant date	Jun 25, 2024

Abstract

A cap for an explosive water charge may be fixed to a collapsible water bottle by threading internal threads of the cap onto external threads of the water bottle. The cap also may be fixed to a water bottle by engaging a lip on the water bottle with lip grabbers on the cap. The cap is configured to hold a blasting cap and two different sizes of tubes of energetic material.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cap for an explosive water charge, comprising:
a top planar surface;
a cylindrical surface downwardly depending from an outer perimeter of the top planar surface;
screw threads being formed on an interior of the cylindrical surface;
a central cylindrical portion extending downwardly from the top planar surface and including a central through hole;
an upper portion of the central through hole including an enlarged portion;
a sleeve being disposed in the enlarged portion and resting on a flanged portion, the sleeve is configured to hold a detonator, wherein the sleeve includes internal flexible portions to grip the detonator, which comprises a blast cap;
a lower portion of the central through hole including a first diameter segment and a counter-bore with a larger second diameter than the first diameter segment; and
a plurality of lip grabbers depending downwardly from the top planar surface and being disposed radially between the screw threads and the central cylindrical portion, the plurality of lip grabbers includes two sub-pluralities of lip grabbers disposed on opposite sides of the central cylindrical portion, each lip grabber includes a slot configured to receive a lip of a water bottle,
wherein the central through hole includes two open ends to interface with an explosive column of an energetic material, and
wherein the screw threads are situated exterior to the plurality of lip grabbers so that the plurality of lip grabbers are situated intermediate between the screw threads and the central cylindrical portion.

2. The cap of claim 1 , wherein each of the two sub-pluralities of lip grabbers includes three lip grabbers.

3. The cap of claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is comprised of rubber.

4. An explosive water charge, comprising:
the cap of claim 1 ; and
a water bottle,
wherein the water bottle includes a lip;
wherein the cap is fixed to the water bottle by one of external threads on the water bottle engaging with the screw threads of the cap and the lip on the water bottle engaging with the plurality of lip grabbers of the cap.

5. The charge of claim 4 , wherein the water bottle is a commercial off the shelf (COTS) drinking water bottle, and wherein the cap is fixed to the water bottle by the lip on the water bottle engaging with the plurality of lip grabbers of the cap.

6. The charge of claim 4 , wherein the water bottle is a collapsible water bottle, which includes
an externally threaded neck, and wherein the cap is fixed to the collapsible water bottle by the external threads on the water bottle engaging with the screw threads of the cap.

7. The charge of claim 4 , wherein the detonator is disposed in the cap and held by the sleeve in the cap.

8. The charge of claim 7 , wherein the detonator is held with a press fit.

9. The charge of claim 7 , wherein the explosive column of the energetic material is disposed in the water bottle and in the cap.

10. The charge of claim 7 , wherein the explosive column of the energetic material is disposed in the water bottle and in the cap, wherein the explosive column of the energetic material engages the first diameter segment of the cap with a press fit.

11. The charge of claim 7 , wherein the explosive column of the energetic material is disposed in the water bottle and in the cap, wherein the explosive column of the energetic material engages the counter-bore of the cap with a press fit.

12. The charge of claim 7 , wherein the explosive column of the energetic material is disposed in the water bottle and in the cap, wherein one end of the detonator is disposed in a blind bore in the energetic material.

13. The charge of claim 7 , wherein the explosive column of the energetic material is disposed in the water bottle and in the cap, wherein the energetic material is one of C-4 and a detonation cord.

14. The cap of claim 1 , wherein the cap is a rigid cap.

15. An explosive water charge, comprising:
a cap, including
atop planar surface;
a cylindrical surface downwardly depending from an outer perimeter of the top planar surface;
screw threads formed on an interior of the cylindrical surface;
a central cylindrical portion extending downwardly from the top planar surface and including a central through hole;
an upper portion of the central through hole including an enlarged portion;
a sleeve disposed in the enlarged portion and resting on a flanged portion, the sleeve is configured to hold a detonator, wherein the sleeve includes internal flexible portions to grip the detonator, which comprises a blast cap;

a lower portion of the central through hole having a first diameter segment and a counterbore with a larger diameter than the first diameter segment; and
a plurality of lip grabbers depending downwardly from the top planar surface and disposed radially between the screw threads and the central cylindrical portion, the plurality of lip grabbers including two sub-pluralities of lip grabbers disposed on opposite sides of the central cylindrical portion; and
a water bottle, wherein the water bottle includes a lip,
wherein each lip grabber includes a slot configured to receive the lip of the water bottle;
wherein the cap is fixed to the water bottle by engaging external threads on the water bottle with the screw threads of the cap,
wherein the central through hole includes two open ends to interface with an explosive column of an energetic material, and
wherein the screw threads are situated exterior to the plurality of lip grabbers so that the plurality of lip grabbers are situated intermediate between the screw threads and the central cylindrical portion.

16. An explosive water charge, comprising:
a cap; and
a water bottle,
wherein the water bottle includes a lip,
wherein the cap comprises a top planar surface; a cylindrical surface downwardly depends from an outer perimeter of the top planar surface; screw threads formed on an interior of the cylindrical surface; a central cylindrical portion extends downwardly from the top planar surface and includes a central through hole, an upper portion of the central through hole includes an enlarged portion, a sleeve disposed in the enlarged portion and rests on a flanged portion, the sleeve configured to hold a detonator, a lower portion of the central through hole includes a first diameter segment and a counter-bore with a larger diameter than the first diameter segment, and a plurality of lip grabbers depends downwardly from the top planar surface and disposed radially between the screw threads and the central cylindrical portion, the plurality of lip grabbers includes two sub-pluralities of lip grabbers disposed on opposite sides of the central cylindrical portion, and each lip grabber includes a slot configured to receive the lip of the water bottle, and

wherein the cap is fixed to the water bottle by the lip of the water bottle engaging with the plurality of lip grabbers of the cap,
wherein the central through hole includes two open ends to interface with an explosive column of an energetic material, and
wherein the screw threads are situated exterior to the plurality of lip grabbers so that the plurality of lip grabbers are situated intermediate between the screw threads and the central cylindrical portion.

17. A cap for an explosive water charge, comprising:
a top surface;
a cylindrical surface downwardly depending from an outer perimeter of the top surface;
screw threads being formed on an interior of the cylindrical surface;
a central cylindrical portion extending downwardly from the top surface and includi

Assignees

• Dept Of The Navy
• Us Navy

Inventors

• Chamberlain Keith
• Foltz Lee
• Diaz Angel

Classifications

• F42B3/26

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• F42B33/062 Primary

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