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US 7,461,701 B2Granted
Aerosol fire-retarding delivery device
AssigneeFireaway LLC
InventorsMarc V Gross, Lawrence T. Weinman
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Abstract
A fire retarding canister has a housing with aerosol exit ports. A cooling material is supported within the housing above the exit ports. A combustion chamber within the housing is above the cooling material. An aerosol forming composition is supported within the housing above the combustion chamber. An ignition mix extends into the aerosol forming composition for igniting the aerosol forming composition.
Claims21
A fire retarding canister comprising:
- a housing having aerosol exit ports;
- a cooling material supported within the housing above the exit ports;
- a combustion chamber within the housing above the cooling material;
- an aerosol forming composition supported within the housing above the combustion chamber;
- an ignition mix extending into the aerosol forming composition for igniting the aerosol forming composition;
- and
- a connector for connecting to an ignition unit comprising a temperature responsive firing pin, the connector coupled with the housing.
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A fire retarding canister comprising:
- a housing having aerosol exit ports;
- a cooling material supported by opposed screens within the housing above the exit ports;
- a spacer providing a combustion chamber within the housing above the cooling material;
- a pellet shaped aerosol forming composition supported within the housing by the spacer above the combustion chamber;
- an ignition mix extending into a hole through the aerosol forming composition for igniting the aerosol forming composition;
- and
- a connector for connecting to an ignition unit comprising a temperature responsive firing pin, the connector coupled with the housing.
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A method of creating a fire retarding aerosol in a canister, the method comprising:
- striking a primer cap with a temperature responsive firing pin;
- igniting an ignition mix disposed within an aerosol producing material to ignite the aerosol producing material to produce the aerosol;
- providing a combustion chamber for the aerosol producing material;
- cooling the aerosol by moving it through a cooling material opposite the combustion chamber;
- and
- exhausting the cooled aerosol through exit ports in the canister.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.