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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 1991
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1990
Richard L Frantom, Richmond, MI (US);
David A Pickett, Roseville, MI (US);
William E Rogerson, Rochester, MI (US);
James Rose, Fairfax, VA (US);
Robert Schubert, Sterling, VA (US);
Bendix Atlantic Inflator Company, Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A device (60) for inflating an air bag (36) adapted within a steering wheel comprising: a pressure vessel (66; 166; 210) formed of a length of narrow tubing for storing a quantity of inert gas under pressure and a rupturable disk (80) for enclosing a first end of the tubing; an activator or initiator such as a squib (120) responsive to a control signal indicative of a vehicular crash situation for opening the seal means to permit the pressurized gas to inflate the air bag and a manifold (50) for communicating released gas to an air bag.