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Method of inflating an automobile passenger restraint bag

  • US 3,964,255 A
  • Filed: 10/17/1973
  • Issued: 06/22/1976
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/1972
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of inflating an automobile passenger restraint bag comprising the step of substantially completely inflating the bag with the gaseous combustion products of combustion reaction of a composition consisting essentially of an oxidizer compound selected from the group consisting of the chlorates and perchlorates of sodium, potassium, lithium, barium, magnesium and calcium;

  • and an oxygen bearing metal organic compound, said oxygen bearing metal organic compound selected such that a stoichiometric reaction between the oxidizer compound and the metal organic compound yields gaseous products selected from the group consisting of carbon dioxide and water vapor and non-gaseous products of at least a binary mixture of metal salts having a melting point substantially below the melting point of any of the resultant metal salts and having a net heat of reaction of less than about 1,000 calories per gram, the production of oxidizer compound being no less than the stoichiometric proportion; and

    wherein the metal organic compound is selected from the group consisting of metal formates and metal acid oxalates.

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