Patent ID: 8550379

Claim:
An apparatus for an eruption reaction involving a catalytic solid and an eruptible fluid, the apparatus comprising: a substantially cylindrical body portion for holding a catalytic solid, the body portion having a mouth at a first end and a fluid egress opening at a second end; wherein the body portion is adapted to be coupled to the mouth of a container of an eruptible fluid; a trigger mechanism operatively connectable to the body portion, the trigger mechanism adapted to alternately retain and release the catalytic solid relative to the body portion; and the apparatus operably connectable to the container, wherein (i) the body portion has a hole for the trigger mechanism adjacent to the mouth thereof; (ii) the trigger mechanism is an elongated member moveably inserted within the hole in the body portion adjacent to the mouth thereof; (iii) the body portion further comprises an external portion fixed at one end to the side of said body portion within which said elongated member is slideable; and (iv) the removal of the trigger mechanism results in mixing of said catalytic solid with said eruptible fluid, creating a propulsive force.