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Weld-less driver-side inflator

  • US 20030214126A1
  • Filed: 03/27/2003
  • Published: 11/20/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An inflator for an inflatable restraint system in a vehicle comprising:

  • a first body cup having a base and a substantially cylindrical first crimped sidewall extending from said base;

    a second body cup having a domed base and a substantially cylindrical second crimped sidewall extending from said domed base and substantially concentric with said first crimped sidewall;

    wherein said first and second body cups are press fit together, thereby aligning the first and second crimped sidewalls and securing said first and said second body cups without welding.

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