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US18424A
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    • F42BEXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
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  • my invention consists in making a bomb with a series of smaller bombs within it, so that 011 its explosion the fuse of each of the inclosed bombs shall thereby be ignited and subsequently exploded.
  • This opening is fitted with a stopper, which is held in place by means of ascrew-bolt, which'passes into it from the opposite side of the shell.
  • Figure 1 is a diametral section of the bomb as when charged and ready for firing, the line of section being longitudinally through the screw-bolt which holds the stopper in the opening before mentioned, which is left in casting the shell; and Fig. 2, aplan View of the inner side of the said stopper detached.
  • A is the outer shell;
  • B the circular opening left in the same for the introduction of the smaller bombs, three of which, 0 O O, are shown in diametral sections in the figure, others being supposed to be covered by the powder WV therein;
  • D the stopper for closing the opening B, and E the screw-bolt which holds the said stopper firmly in place in the opening.
  • the boundary edge of the opening is cast with a groove, f, into which fits an annular projection, g, which is cast on the edge of the iron stopper D, a screw-hole, h, being made in the center of the latter, into which enters the screw end of the bolt E,'the head of the bolt, 1', and its seat being so formed as to allow the head 1', like the stopper D, to be flush with the outer side of the shell A when the bolt and stopper are screwed up, substantially as shown in the drawings.
  • the smaller shells O O are each made, charged with powder, NV, and fitted with a fuse, 00, in the usual manner.
  • the outer shell being constructed as described, is charged with powder, &c., and severalsay six, more or lessof the charged smaller bombs O, and the stopper D then secured in the opening B by means of the bolt E, and then fitted with a fuse, Y, in the usual well-known manner, as shown in the draw ings.
  • a cement or other packing may be advantageously first applied in the groove f to produce a water-tight joint, if required.
  • a bomb consisting of an outer shell adapted for admitting and containing within it, besides the explosive and destructive materials, a series of smaller distinct bombs, each charged with explosive and destructive material and fitted with a fuse, so that on the explosion of the outer or containing bomb "the fuse of the inner bombs shall be ignited thereby, and the bombs subsequently exploded in consequence wherever they may chance to be thrown by the explosion of the larger or containing one, the said bomb being constructed substantially as set forth and described.

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Patemed 06$. 13, 1857.
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UNITED STATES PATENT UEETEE.
SAMUEL DRIVER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO HIM- SELF, ISAAC V. OULIN, AND JOEL B. SUTHERLAND.
IMPROVED BOMB-SHELL.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 18,4Z l, dated Octobcr 13, 1857.
T0 at whom it may concern.-
Be it known that I, SAMUEL DRIVER, of the city of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Bomb; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.
The nature of my invention consists in making a bomb with a series of smaller bombs within it, so that 011 its explosion the fuse of each of the inclosed bombs shall thereby be ignited and subsequently exploded.
To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.
I construct the outer shell of the bomb of cast-iron, in the usual manner, except that on one sidea circular opening in diameter about half that of the shell is left for the introduction therethrough of the smaller bombs. This opening is fitted with a stopper, which is held in place by means of ascrew-bolt, which'passes into it from the opposite side of the shell.
Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a diametral section of the bomb as when charged and ready for firing, the line of section being longitudinally through the screw-bolt which holds the stopper in the opening before mentioned, which is left in casting the shell; and Fig. 2, aplan View of the inner side of the said stopper detached.
A is the outer shell; B, the circular opening left in the same for the introduction of the smaller bombs, three of which, 0 O O, are shown in diametral sections in the figure, others being supposed to be covered by the powder WV therein; D, the stopper for closing the opening B, and E the screw-bolt which holds the said stopper firmly in place in the opening. The boundary edge of the opening is cast with a groove, f, into which fits an annular projection, g, which is cast on the edge of the iron stopper D, a screw-hole, h, being made in the center of the latter, into which enters the screw end of the bolt E,'the head of the bolt, 1', and its seat being so formed as to allow the head 1', like the stopper D, to be flush with the outer side of the shell A when the bolt and stopper are screwed up, substantially as shown in the drawings. The smaller shells O O are each made, charged with powder, NV, and fitted with a fuse, 00, in the usual manner.
The outer shell, being constructed as described, is charged with powder, &c., and severalsay six, more or lessof the charged smaller bombs O, and the stopper D then secured in the opening B by means of the bolt E, and then fitted with a fuse, Y, in the usual well-known manner, as shown in the draw ings. A cement or other packing may be advantageously first applied in the groove f to produce a water-tight joint, if required.
Operation: The bomb, after being fired from a gun in the usual manner, explodes in due time, producing the usual destructive effects, and in addition thereto i gnites' the fuses of the smaller shells, which subsequently explode in consequence, and produce additional destructive effects wherever they may chance to have been thrown by the explosion of the larger or containing one.
Vhat I claim as my invention, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is
A bomb consisting of an outer shell adapted for admitting and containing within it, besides the explosive and destructive materials, a series of smaller distinct bombs, each charged with explosive and destructive material and fitted with a fuse, so that on the explosion of the outer or containing bomb "the fuse of the inner bombs shall be ignited thereby, and the bombs subsequently exploded in consequence wherever they may chance to be thrown by the explosion of the larger or containing one, the said bomb being constructed substantially as set forth and described. v
SAMUEL DRIVER.
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B. MoRIsoN, B. F. SHATTUOK.
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US4595213A (en) * 1983-05-28 1986-06-17 Kimihiro Tsuchie Auxiliary wheel arrangement of bicycle
WO2009046913A1 (en) * 2007-10-05 2009-04-16 Franz Haas Waffel- Und Keksanlagen-Industrie Gmbh Insertion device for loose items, for example almonds, hazelnuts and the like

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4595213A (en) * 1983-05-28 1986-06-17 Kimihiro Tsuchie Auxiliary wheel arrangement of bicycle
WO2009046913A1 (en) * 2007-10-05 2009-04-16 Franz Haas Waffel- Und Keksanlagen-Industrie Gmbh Insertion device for loose items, for example almonds, hazelnuts and the like

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