Aeration rod
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsWilliam Jackson, Raymond S. Lickson
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Abstract
An aeration assembly includes an aeration rod extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end and having a plurality of longitudinal grooves extending along the longitudinal axis from the first end at least partially to the second end around at least a portion of a circumference of the aeration rod. The aeration assembly also includes an air-activated material adjacent the aeration rod at least along the plurality of longitudinal grooves. The plurality of longitudinal grooves are configured to distribute air from the first end of the aeration rod to the air-activated material adjacent the aeration rod.
Claims20
An aeration assembly, comprising:
- an aeration rod extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end and having a plurality of longitudinal grooves extending along the longitudinal axis from the first end at least partially to the second end around at least a portion of a circumference of the aeration rod;
- and
- an air-activated material adjacent the aeration rod at least along the plurality of longitudinal grooves;
- wherein the plurality of longitudinal grooves are configured to distribute air from the first end of the aeration rod to the air-activated material adjacent the aeration rod.
A method of distributing air to an air-activated material, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an aeration rod extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end and including a plurality of longitudinal grooves extending along the longitudinal axis from the first end at least partially to the second end around at least a portion of a circumference of the aeration rod;
- disposing an air-activated material adjacent the aeration rod at least along the plurality of longitudinal grooves;
- and
- distributing air from the first end of the aeration rod along the plurality of longitudinal grooves of the aeration rod to the air-activated material adjacent the aeration rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.