Patent ID: 7992498
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
1. A reduced collateral damage bomb casing, comprising: (A) a tapering cylindrical shaped front section of the bomb casing that includes a closed front end and an open aft-end, and front section having a first interior opening, with the front section further having a progressively decreasing wall thickness from the front end to the open aft-end; (B) a substantially uniform cylindrical shaped rear section of the bomb casing that includes a front edge that interfaces with the aft-end of the front section, an open aft-end, and the rear section having a second interior opening, with the rear section further having a substantially uniform wall thickness from the front edge to the open aft-end, with the front and rear sections forming an integrated, single unit bomb casing and the first and second interior openings combining to form an interior cavity for the bomb casing; and (C) filler material disposed on interior walls of the interior cavity is of a thickness to reduce a volume of the interior cavity by a predetermined amount to reduce the collateral damage of a bomb by a predetermined amount, and provide an interior channel having substantially a length of the bomb casing once the filler material is disposed on the interior walls.