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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Key Safety Systems, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Inventors:
Sergio Rea, Colleferro, IT;
Kathleen Meeker, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/36 (2011.01); B60R 21/274 (2011.01); B60R 21/261 (2011.01); B60R 21/272 (2006.01); B60R 21/26 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/274 (2013.01); B60R 21/261 (2013.01); B60R 21/272 (2013.01); B60R 2021/2612 (2013.01); B60R 2021/26029 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention inflator () has an inflator housing (), a diffuser (), a frangible closure () and an igniter assembly (). The igniter assembly () has an igniter housing (), a squib () electrically actuated and fitted in an end of the igniter housing () and a retractable piston () affixed to the igniter housing (). Upon actuation of the squib (), the retractable piston () propels forward breaking the frangible closure () releasing gases pushing the piston () retractably back into or over the igniter housing () as the pressurized gas releases out of the diffuser ().