Patent ID: 8485098
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: F41J,F42B

Abstract:
1. A safety device associated with a block of explosives that forms a decoy, wherein the safety device is incorporated in an explosive container of the decoy, and the decoy further comprises a discarding sabot and a firing stemming charge attached to the discharging sabot, wherein the safety device comprises: (a) a prestressed tube sensor/slide that is disposed between the discarding sabot and the firing stemming charge on one side and the block of explosives disposed in an explosive container on another side so that the prestressed tube sensor/slide is operable to open then reclose a firing channel disposed between the firing stemming charge and the block of explosives; and (b) one or more springs disposed to prestress the tube sensor/slide, wherein the tube sensor/slide is physically configured to have a U-shape provided by two webs, wherein a plurality of tabs are fitted to the two webs in order to ensure a final position of the tube sensor/slide in the safety device, and the tube sensor/slide includes a structure formed by a polygonal column provided with an opening formed therein, wherein the polygonal column is disposed between the two webs.