Boat propeller entanglement apparatus and munition
NSWCCD
A compressed air launched munition comprises a projectile which after firing forms a multiplicity of elongated ropes held in a tubular configuration by a series of stiff spacers. The stiff spacers retain a rope tube diameter of at least about 8 inches. The ropes and stiff spacers have an essentially neutral specific gravity in water. The projectile is effective in entangling a boat propeller and stopping an uncooperative boat with little damage.
Inventors:
Mcguigan, Matthew T.
Patent Number:
Technical domain:
Machines and Processing
FIle Date:
2011-04-26
Grant Date:
2013-03-26
Grant time:
700 days
Grant time percentile rank:
12
Claim count percentile rank:
6
Citations percentile rank:
2
'Cited by' percentile rank:
1
Assignee:
US NAVY
