ARGON COMPRESSED GAS SUPPLY

• US 3,756,621 A
• Filed: 11/03/1971
• Issued: 09/04/1973
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/1971
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Donald J. Lewis, Robert J. Bishop
• Original Assignee: Donald J. Lewis, Robert J. Bishop
• Inventors: Lewis, Donald J., Bishop, Robert J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Betts, Kenneth H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Silverstrim, John P.
• Application Number:
  US05/195,092
• Time in Patent Office: 671 Days
• Field of Search: 280/15AB 23/281 423/262
• US Class Current: 280/741
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 7/00 Apparatus for generating gases production of inert gas mixtures B01J19/14; for generating specific gases, see the relevant subclasses, e.g. C01B, C10J ; in "air bags" on vehicles B60R21/26; for starter gas F02C7/26; blasting cartridges for producing gas under pressure F42B3/04
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/2633 with a plurality of inflation levels
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/272 with means for increasing the pressure of the gas just before or during liberation, e.g. hybrid inflators
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 17/00 Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations

Abstract

Storage and supply of argon in a reservoir for inflation of air cushion.

Claims

1. Inflatable gas bag system for protection of an occupant of a vehicle comprising inflatable cushion means and a source for providing inflating gas to said means, said source comprising 1. gas generating means from combustible material for supply of generated gas to said cushion means and 2. pressurized stored gas consisting of compressed argon gas, and further including means for at least partially intermixing said generated gas with said compressed argon gas.