Patent ID: 8689695

Claim:
The method of an area denial device comprising, a. an enclosure with an opening, b. a lance penetrator contained within an enclosure, c. the lance penetrator protruding from the enclosure opening, d. lance penetrator propellant means within the enclosure, e. an outside object applying force to the tip of the penetrator lance, f. the lance penetrator depressed into the enclosure, g. the propellant initiating, h. the propellant propelling the lance penetrator through the opening, i. the lance penetrator capturing a stop plate on the lance penetrator, j. the lance penetrator impacting and penetrating the outside object, k. the stop plate being brought against the outside object by the penetrator lance, l. the stop plate impacting the outside object, m. the stop plate capturing the lance penetrator, n. the further penetration of the outside object by the lance penetrator being prevented by the stop plate, o. the lance penetrator embedded in the outside object.