Patent ID: 7900560

Claim:
A pyrotechnic flare pellet assembly for providing at least one of visual and infrared energy output comprising: a plurality of flare pellets axially aligned along a central longitudinal axis forming a stack, each of said pellets having a central aperture extending therethrough, a center height and an edge height, said central height greater than said edge height; a rod extending along said central longitudinal axis traversing each of said apertures, said rod having a top end and a bottom end, a first stop affixed to said top end of said rod and a second stop affixed to a bottom end of said rod for securing said pellets on said rod, said stops larger than said apertures, said first stop affixed to said top end of said rod, said second stop affixed to said bottom end of said rod, said pellets positioned generally between said first and second stops; a plurality of tapered grooves surrounding said circumference of said stack, each of said grooves positioned between a top edge of a first pellet and a bottom edge of a second pellet.