1. A disruptor system comprising:
a mounting base defining a plurality of bores, the mounting base including:
a breach portion defining a rearward surface;
a plurality of barrel portions extending from the breach portion and terminating in a forward end of the mounting base; and
each bore of the plurality of bores is defined by the plurality of barrel portions and is open at the forward end of the mounting base wherein the bores defined by the plurality of barrel portions have axis that are divergent from one another;
a launcher cartridge removable received in each of the plurality of bores, the launcher cartridges including:
a casing defining a chamber and having a butt end, side walls extending from the butt end and terminating at a muzzle end;
a propellant, ignited by the firing mechanism, packed within the chamber at the butt end;
a wad positioned within the chamber, packed against the propellant; and
a payload carried within the chamber and separated from the propellant by the wad; and
a firing mechanism coupled to each of the plurality of cartridges.
2. A disruptor system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the plurality of barrel portions are independently adjustable so that each bore defined thereby has an axis that can be independently altered relative adjacent bores.
3. A disruptor system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the firing mechanism includes one of fuses and electrical leads, for igniting the propellant, extending from the casing of the cartridge and coupled to a remote initiator.
4. A disruptor system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the firing mechanism includes electrical contacts carried by the cartridge casing conductively engaging complemental contacts carried by the mounting base within each bore, the complemental contacts carried by the mounting base conductively coupled to a remote initiator.
5. A disruptor system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the casing further includes an integral barrel section which extends from adjacent the payload to the muzzle end, the integral barrel section extending beyond the forward end of the barrel portions.
6. A disruptor system comprising:
a mounting base defining a plurality of bores, the mounting base including:
a breach portion defining a rearward surface;
a plurality of barrel portions extending from the breach portion and terminating in a forward end of the mounting base; and
each bore of the plurality of bores is defined by the plurality of barrel portions and is open at the forward end of the mounting base;
a launcher cartridge removable received in each of the plurality of bores, the launcher cartridge including:
a casing defining a chamber and having a butt end, side walls extending from the butt end and terminating at a muzzle end, and a groove formed circumferentially around the casing proximate to and spaced from the butt end;
a propellant, ignited by the firing mechanism, packed within the chamber at the butt end;
a wad positioned within the chamber, packed against the propellant; and
a payload carried within the chamber and separated from the propellant by the wad; and
a firing mechanism coupled to each of the plurality of cartridges.
7. A disruptor system as claimed in claim 6 further comprising a locking mechanism which holds the cartridges in a locked and unlocked configuration, the locking mechanism including:
at least one aperture extending through the mounting base perpendicularly to and tangentially across each of the bores; and
the at least one aperture for each bore positioned such that the grooves of the cartridges carried by the bores falls on the tangent and is in communicate with the apertures in the unlocked configuration; and
a locking pin inserted concurrently through each aperture and the grooves in the locked configuration, preventing longitudinal movement of the cartridges within the bores.
8. A disruptor system comprising:
a plurality of launcher cartridges each including a casing having a closed rearward end and an open forward end defining a cavity, a propellant carried within the cavity proximate the rearward end and a payload;
a mounting base including a breach portion defining a back surface and a plurality of barrel portions terminating at a forward end, each barrel portion defining a bore, the bore open at the forward end, each bore receiving one of the plurality of launcher cartridges through the open forward end;
the casing further includes an integral barrel section which extends from adjacent the payload to the open forward end, the integral barrel section extending beyond the forward end of the barrel portions; and
a firing mechanism coupled to each of the plurality of cartridges.
9. A disruptor system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the bores defined by the plurality of barrel portions have axis that are parallel.
10. A disruptor system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the bores defined by the plurality of barrel portions have axis that are divergent from one another.
11. A disruptor system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the plurality of barrel portions are independently adjustable so that each bore defined thereby has an axis that can be independently altered relative adjacent bores.
12. A disruptor system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the firing mechanism includes one of fuses and electrical leads, for igniting the propellant, extending from the casing of the cartridge and coupled to a remote initiator.
13. A disruptor system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the firing mechanism includes electrical contacts carried by the cartridge casing conductively engaging complemental contacts carried by the mounting base within each bore, the complemental contacts carried by the mounting base conductively coupled to a remote initiator.
14. A disruptor system as claimed in claim 8 further including a groove formed circumferentially around the casing proximate to and spaced from the rearward end.
15. A disruptor system as claimed in claim 14 further comprising a locking mechanism which holds the cartridges in a locked and unlocked configuration, the locking mechanism including:
at least one aperture extending through the mounting base perpendicularly to and tangentially across each of the bores; and
the at least one aperture for each bore positioned such that the grooves of the cartridges carried by the bores falls on the tangent and is in communicate with the apertures in the unlocked configuration; and
a locking pin inserted concurrently through each aperture and the grooves in the locked configuration, preventing longitudinal movement of the cartridges within the bores.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A nozzle for a dental handpiece, wherein said nozzle is to be connected to a handpiece body for injection, together with water, of a mixture of air and powder supplied through the handpiece body, said nozzle comprising:
a connector portion to be connected to a handpiece body, and
a nozzle body extending from said connector portion and having a front face, a rear face, two lateral faces, and an end, said nozzle body being provided near said end with a notch of a substantially rectangular section cut out from said front face into said lateral faces, said notch forming an upstream face and a downstream face,
wherein said nozzle has a channel and an injection port thereof for transferring the mixture and a channel and an injection port thereof for transferring water, separate from each other, said channel for the mixture extending through the nozzle body along the front face from said connector portion to near said end, with said injection port for the mixture opened in said upstream face, and
wherein said downstream face is provided with a guide for receiving the mixture injected through the injection port for the mixture and guiding said injected mixture outside the notch.
2. The nozzle for a dental handpiece according to claim 1,
wherein said upstream face and said downstream face are formed as slanted faces at an angle with respect to each other, flaring from inside to outside of the nozzle body,
wherein said upstream face forms a guide face for allowing the mixture injected through the injection port to flow toward said connector portion, and
wherein said downstream face forms a guide face for guiding the mixture injected through the injection port beyond the notch.
3. The nozzle for a dental handpiece according to claim 1, wherein said nozzle body is provided in at least one of said lateral faces a guide extending from said notch or a location near said notch to hear said connector portion for allowing the mixture injected through the injection port for the mixture to flow toward the connector portion.
4. The nozzle for a dental handpiece according to claim 1, wherein said channel for water extends through the nozzle body along said rear face from said connector portion to said end, with said injection port for water being opened in said end.
5. The nozzle for a dental handpiece according to claim 2, wherein said nozzle body is provided in at least one of said lateral faces a guide extending from said notch or a location near said notch to hear said connector portion for allowing the mixture injected through the injection port for the mixture to flow toward the connector portion.