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Safety Arrangement Comprising an Inflatable Element and a Method of Inflating an Inflatable Element

  • US 20080067795A1
  • Filed: 06/15/2005
  • Published: 03/20/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A safety arrangement comprising:

  • an inflatable element;

    an inflator to provide a combustible gas to the interior of the inflatable element to inflate the inflatable element at least partially;

    a flexible member having first and second portions which are respectively connected to first and second attachment sites, at least one attachment site being on the inflatable element, and an igniter connected to the inflatable member;

    the arrangement being such that on inflation of the inflatable element, the distance between the first and second attachment sites increases, and when the distance between the first and second portions of the flexible member exceeds a predetermined distance, the igniter is ignited, thus igniting the combustible gas within the inflatable element.

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