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EP 0229359 B1 19901205 - PROTECTIVE CONTAINER FOR EXPLOSIVE CHARGES

Title (en)

PROTECTIVE CONTAINER FOR EXPLOSIVE CHARGES

Publication

EP 0229359 B1 19901205 (DE)

Application

EP 86117729 A 19861219

Priority

DE 3544929 A 19851219

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4838166A] A housing for the protection of explosive charges comprises several layers of different compositions surrounding the explosive charge. The successive layers have alternately a high and a low shock wave impedance, where further the outermost layer has the lowest melting point and the melting point increases toward the innermost layer.

IPC 1-7

F42B 3/00; F42B 39/14

IPC 8 full level

F42B 3/28 (2006.01); F42B 12/80 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F42B 3/28 (2013.01 - EP US); F42B 12/80 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 3544929 C1 19870507; EP 0229359 A1 19870722; EP 0229359 B1 19901205; US 4838166 A 19890613

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 3544929 A 19851219; EP 86117729 A 19861219; US 94161586 A 19861215