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Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005

Filed:

May. 17, 2002
Applicants:

David Shilliday, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Greg Scaven, Mesa, AZ (US);

Kevin Fitzgerald, Mesa, AZ (US);

Inventors:

David Shilliday, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Greg Scaven, Mesa, AZ (US);

Kevin Fitzgerald, Mesa, AZ (US);

Assignee:

Zodiac Automotive US Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C06D005/00 ; B60R021/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An inflatable system includes a first charge distributed within an inflatable component and a housing body connected to the first charge including a second charge and an initiator. Upon receiving a signal from a sensor, the initiator ignites the first charge and the second charge simultaneously. The first charge inflates the inflatable component and the second charge sustains the inflation.


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