Patent ID: 7343860

Claim:
A safe-and-arm device for an explosive device, the safe-and-arm device comprising: a delay housing including a primary explosive or a booster explosive at an output end, the delay housing movable from a first position to a second position, wherein in the first position the primary explosive or the booster explosive is at a no-fire separation distance from a secondary explosive and in the second position the primary explosive or the booster explosive is at a distance less than the no-fire separation distance from the secondary explosive; a restraining element positioning the delay housing at the first position, the restraining element breakable under an applied force; an arming mechanism located to break the restraining element and to move the delay housing from the first position under a force applied to the arming mechanism; and a target sensor protruding from an outer surface of the explosive device and connected to a trigger mechanism to move the trigger mechanism under a force applied to the target sensor.