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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1999
Raymond George Evans, Fareham, GB;
Shaun Peter Ruddick, Carlisle, GB;
Breed Automotive Technology, Inc., Lakeland, FL (US);
Abstract
A housing ( ) for mounting a gas generatot ( ) in a pyrotechnic pretensioner, the housing comprising a hollow container for supporting the gas generator, the container having an opening through which the gas generator ( ) may be inserted and having a tapered end section ( ) arranged to be adjacent and to co-operate with a gas outlet end of the gas generator to provide a seal around the gas outlet, and the hpusing having a cover ( ) for closing the container opening, the cover having a tapered wedge member ( ) extending into the container in use at the opposite end to the tapered end section ( ) to urge the gas generator ( ) towards the tapered end section ( ) of the container, in a close fit manner. The wedge( ) is preferably integral with the housing cover ( ). This housing makes fitting of the gas generator easier and improves the seal between it and the pretensioner thus improving performance.