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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas A Ennis, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Breed Automotive Technology, Inc., Lakeland, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ; C06D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280736 ; 280737 ; 280740 ; 280742 ; 102289 ;
Abstract
A cylindrically shaped hybrid inflator comprising: a pressure vessel filled with pressurized inflation gas, comprising a center body (22) having a first (24a) and a second (24b) end, a first exit orifice (29) located between the first and second end, a frangible disk (32) closing the orifice (29) and a pyrotechnic element for causing the disk to rupture and permit inflation gas to exit the orifice; a first cylindrical portion (50) sealingly attached to the first end and a second cylindrical portion sealing attached to the second end.