Patent ID: 8230682

Claim:
A thermally activated initiator assembly, comprising: a first support; a first bar experiencing a change in length as a function of temperature, said first bar coupled at one point thereof to said first support; a second support being pivotally coupled to said first support and to said first bar, wherein said second support moves relative to said first support when said first bar experiences said change in length; a ramp being coupled to said second support, said ramp includes a low side and a high side; an initiator being coupled to said second support adjacent to said high side of said ramp; and a second bar being rigidly coupled at one point thereof to said first support, said second bar rests at another point thereof on said low side of said ramp prior to said first bar experiencing said change in length, wherein, when said first bar experiences said change in length to cause said second support to move relative to said first support, said second bar slides along said ramp and falls off said high side thereof to strike said initiator.