Patent ID: 7509910

Claim:
A pyrotechnic firing apparatus comprising: a motor having a rotatable shaft; a firing arm including a proximal end that is attached to the rotatable shaft, a distal end adapted to receive a pyrotechnic device and a body portion including an ignition contact; the distal end being adapted to receive a plurality of pyrotechnic devices and the body portion comprising a plurality of contacts, each contact of the plurality of contacts retaining a fuse of one pyrotechnic device of the plurality of pyrotechnic devices so that the ignition unit can fire the plurality of pyrotechnic devices at least one of sequentially and simultaneously; and a control and firing interface including a motor control input and an ignition input, wherein the motor control input is linked with the motor and receives a signal from a control unit that is located remotely from the pyrotechnic firing apparatus for controlling movement of the rotatable shaft and the ignition input is linked with the ignition contact and receives a signal from an ignition unit that is located remotely from the pyrotechnic firing apparatus for firing the pyrotechnic device.