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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2000
John R. Italiane, Seattle, WA (US);
James M. Styner, Kirkland, WA (US);
Andrew C. Nguyen, Kirkland, WA (US);
Gary S. Gregg, Olalla, WA (US);
Gary F. Holland, Snohomish, WA (US);
Michael A. Wilson, Kirkland, WA (US);
John R. Italiane, Seattle, WA (US);
James M. Styner, Kirkland, WA (US);
Andrew C. Nguyen, Kirkland, WA (US);
Gary S. Gregg, Olalla, WA (US);
Gary F. Holland, Snohomish, WA (US);
Michael A. Wilson, Kirkland, WA (US);
Zodiac Automotive US Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Abstract
A gas generator () may be used in an inflatable member system () which includes an inflatable member () expandable from a stowed condition to a deployed condition. The generator may include a flexible container (30; 150) within the inflatable member, a gas generant (), initially located within the flexible container, and an initiator (). A propagating member () may be located within the container to permit the initiator to initiate the generant upon triggering of the initiator to inflate the inflatable member from stowed to deployed conditions. A sustainer (44; 152; 156) may be provided to sustain the gas generation and may be positioned within a generator housing upstream of the propagating member or at or adjacent the downstream end of the propagating member.