Obscurant apparatus

USH1205H · kind H · statutory invention registration

Assignee

• The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · US

Inventors

• Horace W. Pearce
• Michael J. Burnham · Kingsville, US
• John P. Schneider · Louisville, US

Key dates

• Grant date: Jul 6, 1993

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

An obscurant apparatus for use in forming a smoke screen. This apparatus ludes a hopper having a space for fluidizing a selective powder, an inlet jet nozzle extending through the hopper into the space, an outlet passage extending through the hopper and surrounding the inlet jet nozzle, spray means connecting to the outlet passage, and a compressed air source connecting to the jet nozzle.