Patent ID: 7543534
Filing Date: 2009-06-09
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
1. A flameless mine for marking a target comprising: a base; a spinnable inner core dispenser positioned within the base, said dispenser having a plurality of mixing blades affixed thereto; chemiluminescent reagents including an oxalate ester component and a peroxide component, said components being located within the spinnable inner core dispenser such that they are chemically isolated from one another; and an activator for initiating the spinning of the inner core dispenser and its ejection from the base; such that upon activation the inner core dispenser spins such that the mixing blades effect the mixing of the chemiluminescent components which are subsequently dispersed as a result of the spinning of the dispenser and its ejection from the base; wherein the chemiluminescent materials are sufficiently mixed by the action of the mixing blades to glow chemiluminescently prior to their dispersal such that they are chemiluminescent before striking an object as a result of their dispersal.