Embedded electronic firework igniter
AssigneeCobra Firing Systems
InventorScott Smith
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Abstract
A fuse-less ignition system for fireworks. An ignitor module is provided that is insertable into a firework and includes: a first end having an interface adapted to reside on an exterior surface of the firework for receiving a plug; a set of electrical contacts adapted to receive electricity from the plug; a heat element coupled to the electrical contacts and adapted to heat in response to received electricity; and a cavity adjacent to the heat element containing a pyrotechnic material, the pyrotechnic material adapted to ignite in response to a heating of the heat element.
Claims20
An ignitor module insertable into a firework, comprising:
- a first end having an interface configured for exposure on an exterior surface of the firework, the interface configured for receiving a plug;
- a set of electrical contacts adapted to receive electrical current from the plug;
- a heating element coupled to the electrical contacts and adapted to convert electrical energy to heat energy in response to receiving electrical current;
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- a second end having an ignition element adjacent to the heating element that includes a pyrotechnic material, the pyrotechnic material adapted to ignite in response to heat energy generated by the heating element.
A firework, comprising:
- an ignitor module insertable into a firework, having:
- a first end having an interface configured for exposure on an exterior surface of the firework, the interface configured for receiving a plug;
- a set of electrical contacts adapted to receive electrical current from the plug;
- a heating element coupled to the electrical contacts and adapted to convert electrical energy into heat energy in response to receiving electrical current;
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- a second end having an ignition element located adjacent to the heat element that contains a pyrotechnic material, the pyrotechnic material adapted to ignite in response to heat energy generated by the heating element.
An ignitor module insertable into a firework, comprising:
- a first end having an interface configured for exposure on an exterior surface of the firework, the interface configured for receiving a plug;
- a set of electrical contacts adapted to receive electrical current from the plug;
- a second end having a heating element coupled to the electrical contacts and adapted to generate heat in response to receiving electrical current;
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- wherein the heating element is configured to directly ignite pyrotechnic material in the firework.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.