Fabrication of a continuous peripheral joint

Claim 1

METHOD OF MAKING A CIRCUMFERENTIAL JOINT FROM METALS CAPABLE OF BEING EXPLOSIVELY JOINED TO EACH OTHER: (A) SELECTING A FIRST METALLIC MEMBER; (B) SELECTING A SECOND METALLIC MEMBER OF A MATERIAL AND GEOMETRY WHICH WILL EXPLOSIVELY BOND TO SAID FIRST MEMBER, ONE OF SAID MEMBERS BEING PROVIDED WITH THE FLANGE WHICH WILL FORM AN ACUTE ANGLE WITH THE SURFACE OF SAID OTHER MEMBER WHEN SAID MEMBERS ARE POSITIONED IN COOPERATING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID SECOND MEMBER ENGGING SAID FIRST MEMBER; (C) POSITIONING SAID FIRST MEMBER IN COOPERATING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID SECOND MEMBER, WITH SAID SECOND MEMBER COMPLETELY ENGAGING SAID FIRST MEMBER ADJACENT THE FLANGE AND SAID ANGULAR FLANGE BEING POSITIONED SO THAT SAID FLANGE OF SAID ONE MEMBER CAN BE EXPLOSIVELY DRIVEN AGAINST SAID OTHER MEMBER TO JOIN THE TWO MEMBERS; (D) SUPPORTING BOTH OF SAID MEMBERS IN SAID COOPERATING RELATIONSHIP; (E) PROVIDING A CONTINUOUS EXPLOSIVE CHARGE ON THE FLANGE OF SAID ONE MEMBER ON THE SURFACE AWAY FROM SAID OTHER MEMBER WHERE IT EXTENDS OVER THE OTHER MEMBER, A METALLIC TAB BETWEEN SAID CHARGE AND THE FACE OF SAID FLANGE AT ONE LOCATION, AND DETONATING MEANS IN POSITION TO IGNITE THE CHARGE SO THAT THE TRAVELING PRESSURE FRONTS RESULTING FROM SAID IGNITING WILL MEET OVER AND METALLIC TAB TO JOIN THE TWO MEMBERS, SAID CHARGE BEING OF SUCH SUFFICIENT EXPLOSIVE FORCE SO THAT SAID ONE MEMBER CAN BE EXPLOSIVELY DRIVEN AGAINST SAID OTHER MEMBER TO JOIN THE TWO MEMBERS, SAID METALLIC TAB EXTENDING IN LENGTH FOR APPROXIMATELY THE WIDTH OF THE CHARGE AT THAT LOCATION, SAID METALLIC TAB HAVING A WIDTH NOT EXCEEDING A MAXIMUM OF APPROXIMATELY 1/12 OF THE LENGTH OF SAID FLANGE, SAID METALLIC TAB HAVING A THICKNESS OF FROM 1/5 TO 5 TIMES THE THICKNESS OF SAID FLANGE; AND (F) IGNITING SAID DETONATING MEANS.