Bobbin for Automatic Inflator
First Claim
1. A bobbin assembly for an automatic inflator, comprising in combination:
- a generally cylindrical wall;
a plurality of arms positioned in a ring centered about and parallel to a longitudinal axis of the bobbin, each arm being pivotably connected to a rim of said cylindrical wall by a living hinge;
at least one said arms including a radial seat extending toward said longitudinal axis of the bobbin to form an annular seat having a diameter to retain a head of a spring-loaded actuator pin of the automatic inflator to hold the spring-loaded actuator pin in a “
cocked”
position;
a toroidal pill positioned between a lumen of said cylindrical wall and said ringed arms to retain said arms in position centered about and parallel to said longitudinal axis of the bobbin such that said annular seat maintains said diameter to retain the head of the spring-loaded actuator pin, thereby holding the spring-loaded actuator pin in the “
cocked”
position; and
a web interconnecting at least one of adjacent pairs of said arms allowing said paired arms to pivot outwardly via their respective said living hinges in unison.
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Abstract
A bobbin assembly for an automatic inflator including a generally cylindrical wall, a plurality of arms positioned in a ring centered about and parallel to a longitudinal axis of the bobbin, each arm being pivotably connected to a rim of the cylindrical wall by a living hinge, at least one of the arms including a radial seat extending toward the longitudinal axis of the bobbin to form an annular seat having a diameter to retain a head of a spring-loaded actuator pin of the automatic inflator to hold the spring-loaded actuator pin in a “cocked” position, a toroidal pill positioned between a lumen of the cylindrical wall and the ringed arms to retain the arms in position centered about and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bobbin such that the annular seat maintains the diameter to retain the head of the spring-loaded actuator pin, thereby holding the spring-loaded actuator pin in the “cocked” position and a web interconnecting at least one of adjacent pairs of the arms allowing the paired arms to pivot outwardly via their respective living hinges in unison.
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11 Claims
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1. A bobbin assembly for an automatic inflator, comprising in combination:
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a generally cylindrical wall; a plurality of arms positioned in a ring centered about and parallel to a longitudinal axis of the bobbin, each arm being pivotably connected to a rim of said cylindrical wall by a living hinge; at least one said arms including a radial seat extending toward said longitudinal axis of the bobbin to form an annular seat having a diameter to retain a head of a spring-loaded actuator pin of the automatic inflator to hold the spring-loaded actuator pin in a “
cocked”
position;a toroidal pill positioned between a lumen of said cylindrical wall and said ringed arms to retain said arms in position centered about and parallel to said longitudinal axis of the bobbin such that said annular seat maintains said diameter to retain the head of the spring-loaded actuator pin, thereby holding the spring-loaded actuator pin in the “
cocked”
position; anda web interconnecting at least one of adjacent pairs of said arms allowing said paired arms to pivot outwardly via their respective said living hinges in unison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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