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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2000
Bryan W. Shirk, Mesa, AZ (US);
Timothy A. Swann, Mesa, AZ (US);
Roy D. Van Wynsberghe, Mesa, AZ (US);
John W. Nicklos, Chandler, AZ (US);
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus ( ) for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device ( ) comprises a container ( ) defining a chamber ( ). The container ( ) has an opening ( ) through which fluid can flow from the chamber ( ). A quantity of inflation fluid ( ) is in the chamber ( ). A burst disk ( ) closes the opening. The burst disk ( ) has first and second opposite major side surfaces ( ). The burst disk ( ) has a first score line ( ) on the first major side surface ( ) and a second score line ( ) on the second major side surface ( ). The burst disk ( ) is rupturable at the first and second score lines ( ) to permit inflation fluid ( ) to flow out of the chamber ( ) through the opening ( ) in the container ( ).