Explosives storage system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9417044-B1
Application number	US-201514963016-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Dec 8, 2015
Priority date	Feb 4, 2013
Publication date	Aug 16, 2016
Grant date	Aug 16, 2016

Abstract

An explosives storage system including a container having an opening extending from a top end of the container along a center axis of the container, a sidewall formed between an outer perimeter of the container and an inner perimeter of the opening, and a base portion formed at a bottom end of the container to enclose a bottom of the opening, the bottom of the opening having a hemispherical shape.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for manufacturing an explosives storage container, the method comprising:
stacking a plurality of tires one on top of another;
filling the plurality of tires with a cement and fiber mixture to form a sidewall of the container; and
creating a bottom layer of the container with the cement and fiber mixture, the bottom layer having a hemispherical shape on an inner side.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
disposing a lid over the container, the lid having a through-hole aligned substantially over an opening formed by the sidewalls of the container.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lid is made of the cement and fiber mixture.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the fiber is selected from the group consisting one or more of: S bagasse (sugar cane pulp), phormium (New Zealand flax), Indian hemp (dogbane), papaya, reed fiber, ramie (China grass cloth), sisal (agave), coir, palm fiber, bamboo fiber, umbrella plant, milkweed, pina, abaca, cotton, kapok, bast fibers, nettles, esparto, bowstring hemp, jute, kenaf, henequen, hemp, flex, hoovine, elephant grass, yucca, water reed, plantain, musamba, wood fiber (kraft pulp), maguey, lechuguilla, banana leaf, and guaney.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising vertical stabilizers and horizontal stabilizers, woven together to reinforce the sidewalls of the container.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the vertical stabilizers and the horizontal stabilizers are made of material selected from the group consisting one or more of: bamboo, plastic bags, strips of sliced plastic bottles, and strips of sliced tires.

Assignees

• Us Navy

Inventors

• Cummings Iii Deward L

Classifications

• F42B39/00 Primary

  Packaging or storage of ammunition or explosive charges; Safety features thereof; Cartridge belts or bags · CPC title

• B29C66/5221

  for forming coaxial connections, i.e. the tubular articles to be joined forming a zero angle relative to each other · CPC title

• B29C66/72

  characterised by the structure of the material of the parts to be joined · CPC title

• B29C66/7315

  Mechanical properties · CPC title

• B29L2031/712

  Containers; Packaging elements or accessories, Packages (closures therefor B29L2031/56; ink or toner cartridges B29L2031/7678; squeeze tubes B29L2023/20; suitcases B29L2031/7418) · CPC title