Patent ID: 6347566
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: C06C

Abstract:
A method of making a signal transmission fuse comprising:(a) providing a support tape having a first side and an opposite, second side; (b) applying to the first side of the support tape a reactive coating comprising a binder and a pulverulent reactive material to provide a coated support tape having a reactive coating on the first side thereof; (c) forming the support tape into a channel configuration to provide it with, in cross section, a convex exterior defined by the second side and a concave interior defined by the first side; and (d) applying a tube over the formed support tape, the tube having a tube inner surface which faces the second side of the formed support tape and defines a bore extending through the tube and within which bore the formed support tape is contained, the concave interior of the formed support tape defining an open portion of the bore which extends longitudinally through the tube adjacent to the reactive coating.