INFLATOR CONNECTORS FOR INFLATABLE PERSONAL RESTRAINTS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A connector for operably coupling an airbag inflator to a gas tube, the connector comprising:
- a body having an attachment portion and a sleeve portion, the attachment portion having a first bore, the sleeve portion having a second bore in fluid communication with the first bore, wherein the first bore includes a first engagement feature positioned toward a first opening for operably engaging at least one of the inflator and the gas tube; and
a coupling rotatably received in the second bore of the sleeve portion, the coupling having a second engagement feature positioned toward a second opening for operably engaging the other of the inflator and the gas tube, wherein the second opening is in fluid communication with the first opening.
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Abstract
Inflator connectors for inflatable personal restraints and associated systems and methods are described herein. An inflator connector configured in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology, for example, can include a body having an attachment portion and a sleeve portion and a coupling rotatably received in the sleeve portion. The attachment portion of the body can include a first bore having a first engagement feature positioned toward a first opening for operably engaging at least one of an inflator and a gas tube. The sleeve portion can include a second bore in fluid communication with the first bore. The coupling can include a second engagement feature positioned toward a second opening for operably engaging the other of the inflator and the gas tube.
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22 Claims
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1. A connector for operably coupling an airbag inflator to a gas tube, the connector comprising:
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a body having an attachment portion and a sleeve portion, the attachment portion having a first bore, the sleeve portion having a second bore in fluid communication with the first bore, wherein the first bore includes a first engagement feature positioned toward a first opening for operably engaging at least one of the inflator and the gas tube; and a coupling rotatably received in the second bore of the sleeve portion, the coupling having a second engagement feature positioned toward a second opening for operably engaging the other of the inflator and the gas tube, wherein the second opening is in fluid communication with the first opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An airbag inflator system, comprising:
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an inflator having a gas outlet; a gas tube having an inlet; and an inflator connector comprising a coupling rotatably coupled to a body, wherein the body is configured to connect to at least one of the inflator outlet and the gas tube inlet, and wherein the coupling is configured to connect to the other of the inflator gas outlet and the gas tube inlet. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of manufacturing an inflator connector, the method comprising:
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forming a body having a first bore in fluid communication with a second bore, the first bore having a first opening; forming a first engagement feature toward the first opening; forming a coupling having a second opening; forming a second engagement feature toward the second opening; and inserting the coupling into the second bore, the coupling being configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the second bore, wherein the second opening is in fluid communication with the first opening. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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