Abstract: An ignition transfer medium for interconnecting the ignition and pyrotechnic stages of a pyrotechnic device comprises activated fibrous carbon, such as activated charcoal cloth, on which an inorganic oxidizer and possibly other substances have been deposited.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 16, 1989
Date of Patent:
February 27, 1990
Assignee:
The Secretary of State for Defence in Her Majesty's Government of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Inventors:
Francis M. Blewett, Gary E. J. Pike, Anne F. Sykes