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US 5,997,667 AGranted
Fire starting flare
AssigneeQuoin, Inc.
InventorMichael D. Jacobson
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Abstract
A fire starting flare suitable for hand-held launchers has a fuse and ignitor assembly within a flare core material such that as the flare is launched the fire ignites and as the flare lands the fuse reaches the ignitor assembly to set off the flare.
Claims10
A fire starting flare comprising:
- A. a casing with two ends, one open and the other closed;
- B. combustible core material within said casing;
- C. a cap placed over the open end of said casing capable of being ruptured by high pressure;
- D. an ignitor assembly placed within said combustible core material within said casing which has
- 1. a first fire mix compression ball powder, acetone, lacquer, magnesium, and black powder operably in contact with said fuse;
- 2. a first metallic bag enclosing said first fire mix;
- 3. a thermite starter placed about said first metallic bag;
- and
- 4. a second metallic bag enclosing said thermite starter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.