Pyro-gun
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsAlexander G. Rozner, Daniel S. Lenko, James H. Carter
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Abstract
A hand held, shoulder mounted gun with time delay circuitry means to safely ignite a powdered pyrotechnic material.
Claims9
An electrically operated pyrotechnic torch comprising an igniter and power source wherein, the power source is in a first power circuit with means to control current flow to an energy storage unit including a safety feature with means to discharge the energy storage unit to prevent inadvertent firing and a secondary circuit with an igniter in combination with means to control flow of current to the igniter and a separate trigger circuit.
A pyrotechnic torch comprising a forward end with nozzle communicating with a chamber for storage of powdered incendiary material and a rearward end fitted with a shoulder piece and a connected handle means between the shoulder piece and the forward end wherein an arm switch and fire switch are mounted on the connecting elements, a power circuit consisting of a power source and energy storage unit with combined current storage element and capacitor with storage function means, including a safety feature with means to discharge the energy storage unit to prevent inadvertent firing and a power means to control current flow to the energy storage unit and a secondary circuit including an igniter device, silicon control rectifier and a separate trigger circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.