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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1985
Filed:
May. 12, 1983
William G Rau, Malvern, PA (US);
Edward A Wojtowicz, Bryn Mawr, PA (US);
Burroughs Corp., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a latch assembly wherein structural members are coupled to each other by an electric match-type device interposed therebetween. The latter device generally comprises a body portion having electrical connections thereto and a rigid mass of combustible material firmly adhered to an extremity thereof. At least a pair of the structural members are individually coupled to the combustible material. Remote activation of the match by the passage of electric current therethrough results in the firing of the combustible material and the consequent opening of the latch through the elimination of the coupling force between the structural members.