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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2004
Jeffery S. Blackburn, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Jeffery S. Blackburn, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Automotive Systems Laboratory, Inc., Armada, MI (US);
Abstract
A mechanism () for releasably confining pressurized fluid in a container (). The mechanism includes a rupturable membrane () configured to obstruct flow of the pressurized fluid from the container when externally supported against pressure exerted by the fluid. The membrane () is rupturable by pressure exerted by the fluid when not externally supported against the pressure exerted by the fluid. A support member () supports the membrane () against fluid pressure. The support member () fracturable upon exposure to combustion products formed by activation of a gas generator (). Upon activation of the gas generator (), the combustion products contact the support member () to decompose and/or fracture the support member (), thereby removing support for the membrane () and enabling rupture of the membrane () by the pressurized fluid, releasing the pressurized fluid from the container.
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