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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2010
Donald E. Warren, Tipp City, OH (US);
Jeremy A. Estes, Troy, OH (US);
Donald E. Warren, Tipp City, OH (US);
Jeremy A. Estes, Troy, OH (US);
NXGen Technologies, LLC, Meza, AZ (US);
Abstract
An external containment device for an inflator of an inflatable cushion is provided, the external containment device having: an outlet plate having an outlet opening; a burst disk disposed over the outlet opening; an initiator having an initiator cap; a support pin having a shaft portion and a head portion, the shaft portion being supported by the initiator cap and the head portion contacts the burst disk when the outlet opening is sealed by the burst disk; and wherein activation of the initiator causes the initiator cap to move shearing a portion of the shaft portion from the support pin which allows the burst disk to rupture.