Patent ID: 6962113
Filing Date: 2005-11-08
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
1. A warhead, comprising: a substantially cylindrical energetic charge, said substantially cylindrical energetic charge comprising a central axis; and a plurality of rod segments arranged circumferentially around the substantially cylindrical energetic charge in a plurality of horizontal layers oriented substantially perpendicular to the central axis, wherein the plurality of rod segments in each horizontal layer comprise vertical positions offset from vertical positions, which are substantially parallel to the central axis, of the plurality of rod segments in the horizontal layers directly above and below, wherein initiation of the warhead causes the plurality of rod segments to move in a pattern substantially comprising a number of spiraling tendrils equivalent to a number of rod segments within each horizontal layer, and wherein the plurality of rod segments are comprised of individual arc-shaped rod segments; and wherein the offset comprises an angle of approximately an arc length of each of the plurality of rod segments divided by a total number of the plurality of horizontal layers.