Patent ID: 6543364
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
A launchable, multi-sensory distraction grenade comprising:(a) a base; (b) at least three outer grenade walls arranged together on said base to form an enclosed grenade and adapted to move outward from a first position, in sealed configuration with each other on said base, and shaped to create an elongated, rounded projectile for short term travel through the air in a lobbing trajectory, to a second position, extending outward laterally from said base in different directions, to form legs to support said base after it lands on a surface and opens; (c) a plurality of spring fingers extending from said base to said outer grenade walls for controlling the movement of said walls from said first position to said second position and thereafter supporting said base in an upwardly-facing arrangement from an underlying support surface and simultaneously creating a large, non-throwable device; (d) at least two distraction devices mounted in said grenade for initiating an extended period of personnel distraction in the area of the grenade with its walls in said second position; (e) distraction device ignition means for initiating the operative sequence of said distraction devices no earlier than when said grenade walls move from said first position to said second position; and, (f) safety trigger means at least a portion of which is external said casing for controlling the onset of said ignition means.