Patent ID: 8230770

Claim:
An apparatus for energetically removing a ballistic tolerant window, comprising: a ballistic tolerant fillet extending substantially along a periphery of the ballistic tolerant window, said fillet comprised of a pre-cured laminate includes a front-side, a back-side, and a perimeter with a plurality of apertures proximate to the perimeter, where an aperture receives a first fastening element; a tubular frame being mounted to the ballistic tolerant fillet, said tubular frame is comprised of a substantially polygonal tube, which includes a plurality of holes, said substantially polygonal tube includes, cross-sectionally, a first side with a portion, which nominally includes a hole for a second fastening element, a second side provides structural strength to the tubular frame, a third side is substantially parallel to the first side and provides structural strength, and a fourth side is substantially parallel to the second side and provides structural strength; a mounting assembly fastening the tubular frame to the ballistic tolerant fillet, said assembly comprises a set of fastening elements, where the set of fastening elements connects the first side of the polygonal tube to the fillet; and an expanding energetic element including a detonation cord for extending substantially the perimeter of the fillet, and being adjacent to the set of fastening elements and the tubular frame, wherein said detonation cord upon detonation expands the energetic element to generate forces on the tubular frame and the set of fastening elements, said forces are sufficient to cause the ballistic tolerant window to separate, energetically, from the tubular frame.