Patent ID: 7631588

Claim:
An apparatus useful in the removal of toxic material from a toxic weapon projectile having a casing, a burster well, a base and an ogive, the apparatus comprising: a) a base; b) a projectile retaining container disposed on the base for accepting and retaining the ogive of a toxic weapon projectile, the projectile retaining container having a projectile retainer opening, a ram opening and a drain opening; c) a ram disposed on the base and extending upwards through the ram opening into the projectile retaining container, the ram including a ram head having one or more spray nozzles, the ram being extendible and retractable between (1) a retracted ram position wherein the ram is disposed proximate to the ram opening, and (2) an extended ram position wherein the ram is disposed distal to the ram opening, the ram being capable of delivering sufficient force across the ram head to crush the burster well of a toxic weapon projectile retained within the projectile retaining container; d) a projectile retainer opening seal for sealing the ogive of a toxic weapon projectile within the projectile retaining opening; and e) a ram opening seal for sealing the ram within the ram opening.