Title: Fuze with dual safe positions and armed-safe indicator

Abstract: An explosive-train, arming-rotor type fuze mounted flush with the skin of a eapon wherein the arming rotor is doubly out-of-line in the safe position, and where both linear translation and angular rotation is required to align the explosive train in the armed position. A visual and tactile indicator is provided, the fuze being "safe" when it remains flush, and being able to become "armed" when the fuze protrudes from the skin of the weapon.

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Inventors: Briggs, George S. (Adelphi, MD, US)

Application Number: 506677
Filing Date: 1974-09-17
Publication_date: 1976-08-10
Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, DC)
Primary Class(es): 102/224 102/207
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

2118062	May, 1938	Woodberry	102/78.
2913984	Nov, 1959	Meek et al.	102/78.
3362332	Jan, 1968	Campagnuolo	102/81.
3611943	Oct, 1971	Popper	102/86.
3670656	Jun, 1972	Donahue et al.	102/81.

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Primary Examiner: Tudor, Harold
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Sciascia; R. S., Cooke; J. A., Yee; F. K.