Accession Number:

ADD002234

Title:

Hand-Held Signaling Device Having Manual Firing Means.

Descriptive Note:

Patent,

Corporate Author:

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON D C

Personal Author(s):

• Dare,Sherman E.

Report Date:

1975-10-07

Pagination or Media Count:

5.0

Abstract:

The patent relates to a hand-held pyrotechnic device having a housing containing a quantity of pyrotechnic material, a primer for igniting the pyrotechnic material, a spring loaded firing pin for detonating said primer and a slidable barrier for restraining the firing pin.

Descriptors:

• *Pyrotechnic projectors
• *Firing mechanisms(Ammunition)
• *Patents
• Flares
• Pyrotechnics
• Springs
• Igniters
• Primers

Subject Categories:

• Pyrotechnics
• Escape, Rescue and Survival

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE