Patent ID: 6047644
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: F41H,F42B

Abstract:
An aerosol generating device, comprising:a casing having a base end and a retainer end;a firing primer mounted through said base end, said primer extending to a propellant zone within said casing;a propellant retained within said propellant zone, said firing primer being connected to said propellant;a diffuser inside said casing and on a side of the propellant zone opposite to the firing primer;a filler area inside said casing, the filler area being adjacent to the diffuser on a side opposite to the propellant zone, the filler area containing particles of a powder having interstitial void space between the particles; and,a frangible end seal attached to said casing, said end seal being positioned adjacent to the filler area a side opposite the diffuser.