Hydrogen-less, non-azide gas generants

Claim 1

A hydrogen-less gas generant composition consisting essentially of A) between about 20 and about 40 wt % of a fuel and B) between about 60 and about 80 wt % of B) an oxidizer, said weight percentages of A) and B) being calculated on the total weight of A) plus B), between about 60 and 95 wt % of said fuel A) comprising a fuel component i) selected from the group consisting of cupric bitetrazole, zinc bitetrazole and mixtures thereof, and between about 5 wt % and about 40 wt % of said fuel A) comprising a fuel component ii) selected from the group consisting of cupric dicyanamide, zinc dicyanamide and mixtures thereof, between about 70 and 100 wt % of said oxidizer B) comprising an oxidizer component iii) selected from the group consisting of CuO, Fe 2 O 3 , and mixtures thereof, and up to about 30 wt % of said oxidizer B) comprising an oxidizer component iv) selected from the group consisting of alkali and alkaline metal salts of nitrate, chlorate, perchlorate, and mixtures thereof.