Patent ID: 8677904
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
1. A signal flare projectile system, comprising: a. a launching cartridge, said launching cartridge including, b. a projectile body, said body including, c. a delay assembly mounted in said aft closure, with said delay assembly including, d. a signal igniter, positioned proximate said forward end of said delay column; e. a first illuminant mass having a first burning color, said first illuminant mass being located within said hollow interior of said projectile body forward of said signal igniter; f. a second illuminant mass having a second burning color which is different from said first burning color, said second illuminant mass being located within said hollow interior of said projectile had forward of said first illuminant mass; g. a third illuminant mass having a third burning color which is different from said first and second burning colors, said third illuminant mass being located within said hollow interior of said projectile body forward of said second illuminant mass; h. an ogive connected to said projectile body and lying forward of said third illuminant mass, with said ogive sealing said open forward end of said projectile body; and i. a propagation passage through said first and second illuminant masses, said propagation passage being in communication with said third illuminant mass and with said signal igniter so that hot gasses produced by said signal igniter will ignite said first, second, and third illuminant masses.