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Gas generator

  • US 3,985,076 A
  • Filed: 11/19/1973
  • Issued: 10/12/1976
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/19/1973
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A gas generator comprising:

  • ignition means;

    gas generant composition annularly surrounding the ignition means in contact therewith;

    a rupturable, hermetically sealed container enclosing the ignition means and gas generant;

    an inner housing enclosing the container and having peripheral orifices through which the container may be ruptured for expulsion of gases;

    an annular filter inside the container, adjacent the orifices of the inner housing;

    an outer housing surrounding the inner housing, defining an annular chamber therewith, and having peripheral orifices for expulsion of gases into an inflatable structure; and

    cooling means in the annular chamber between the orifices of the inner and outer housings, so that gases produced by the gas generant may pass therethrough.

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