Patent ID: 9545531
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A62C

Claim:
1. In a fire suppression system comprising a housing containing a quantity of a chemical oxidizing compound which upon ignition of the compound is capable of generating a powder aerosol discharge, the system further comprising a pyrotechnic igniter assembly for igniting the chemical oxidizing compound, wherein the system comprises the improvement of: a removable mechanical trigger comprising a trigger body inside of which is located a spring-loaded firing pin, and an actuator assembly that is releasably coupled with said firing pin, at least a portion of said actuator assembly in its un-actuated state being slidably received within said trigger body; said mechanical trigger being coupled with the igniter assembly, wherein said actuator assembly upon actuation causes said firing pin to shift away from said igniter assembly thereby compressing said firing pin spring until said actuator assembly disengages from said firing pin and initiates a firing sequence within the igniter assembly resulting in ignition of the output charge, said igniter assembly comprising a primer, a delay, and an output charge, and wherein ignition of said chemical oxidizing compound by said igniter assembly initiates an aerosol-producing chemical reaction thereby expelling said powder aerosol discharge from said housing.