Flares with a consumable weight and methods of fabrication and use

Flares with consumable weights connected to a forward end of the grain of the flare are disclosed. Also disclosed are consumable weight components for flares. The consumable weight components include a metal material within a matrix. Also disclosed are methods for fabricating a flare and methods for...

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Main Authors WIDENER JEFFREY F, NIELSON DANIEL B
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 24.11.2015
Subjects
AMMUNITION
BLASTING
CHEMICAL LIGHTERS
CHEMISTRY
DETONATING OR PRIMING DEVICES
EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
EXPLOSIVES
FUSES
HEATING
LIGHTING
MATCHES
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
METALLURGY
PYROPHORIC COMPOSITIONS
WEAPONS
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Summary:Flares with consumable weights connected to a forward end of the grain of the flare are disclosed. Also disclosed are consumable weight components for flares. The consumable weight components include a metal material within a matrix. Also disclosed are methods for fabricating a flare and methods for using a flare. Use of the consumable weights in the flares may reduce the amount of debris falling to ground.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201113289669