Patent ID: 8267020

Claim:
An outer shroud for a solid fuel nozzle tip comprising: a) top shell portion having: a substantially horizontal backward area; a forward area connected to the backward area that angles downward as it extends away from the backward area, the forward area having a left and right side, a right outlet sidewall extending downward from the right side of the forward area, a left outlet sidewall extending downward from the right side of the forward area, a rounded corner connecting the right side of the forward area with the right outlet sidewall; a rounded corner connecting the left side of the forward area with the left outlet sidewall; wherein the backward area, the forward area, right outlet sidewall, the left outlet sidewall and the rounded corners are all formed by bending a single piece of flat stock; wherein the flat stock has a thickness of up to 0.95 cm (⅜ in); b) a bottom shell portion having: a substantially horizontal backward area; a forward area connected to the backward area that angles upward as it extends away from the backward area, the forward area having a left and right side, a right outlet sidewall extending upward from the right side of the forward area, a left outlet sidewall extending upward from the right side of the forward area, a rounded corner connecting the right side of the forward area with the right outlet sidewall; a rounded corner connecting the left side of the forward area with the left outlet sidewall; wherein the backward area, the forward area, right outlet sidewall, the left outlet sidewall and the rounded corners are all formed by bending a single piece of flat stock; wherein the flat stock has a thickness of up to 0.95 cm (⅜ in); and c) a left inlet sidewall and a right inlet sidewall fabricated separately from the top shell portion and the bottom shell portion, and extending between the backward areas of the top and bottom shell portions; wherein the flat stock has a thickness of up to 0.95 cm (⅜ inch).