Patent ID: 9339672
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: A62C

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for suppressing a fire, comprising: a container having a top and a bottom with a hole, the bottom having a score line defining a segment; an explosive material housing within the container and containing an explosive material that comprises a solid pellet; a mounting member having a head larger in cross-sectional dimension than the hole in the bottom and positioned within the container, the mounting member having a lower portion smaller in cross-sectional dimension than the head, depending downward from the head and extending through the hole in the bottom, the explosive material housing being secured to the head of the mounting member; a retainer located below the bottom and secured around the lower portion of the mounting member to secure the mounting member to the bottom; a fire suppressing powder within the container and surrounding the explosive material housing; a plurality of notches spaced circumferentially around the head of the mounting member, each of the notches extending from an upper surface of the head to a sidewall of the head; and a fuse extending through the hole in the bottom and a passage in the mounting member into the explosive material housing, wherein lighting of the fuse by a flame ignites the explosive material, which creates sufficient pressure within the container to open the segment in the bottom along the score line and dispense the fire suppressing powder.