Patent ID: 8393405

Claim:
A portable aerosol fire-extinguisher comprising: a casing with an internal chamber; an extinguishing charge of a solid substance which can be transformed by chemical reaction, at a predetermined temperature, into an aerosol with flame-extinguishing properties, said extinguishing charge being housed within said internal chamber; a delivery opening which is located at a distal end of the fire-extinguisher and which puts the internal chamber into communication with the exterior, a starter for triggering the chemical reaction of the extinguishing charge, the starter comprising an explosive starting capsule and a striker associated therewith, the starter being located at the distal end of the fire-extinguisher, so as to trigger the chemical reaction of the extinguishing charge from said distal end; wherein the starter is mounted in a rigid hollow body fixed to a distal end of the casing also forming said delivery opening; wherein said hollow body forms first and second cavities located side by side and both in communication with the internal chamber, the first cavity extending to said delivery opening, and the second cavity accommodating the explosive capsule and the associated striker.