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Inflation surge delay

  • US 4,050,483 A
  • Filed: 10/14/1975
  • Issued: 09/27/1977
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/1975
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of delaying inflation of an air bag with an inflating gas supplied from a gas source through a plurality of manifold flow passages comprising the steps of restricting one of the flow passages during the time of initial flow to retard volumetric flow of gas into said bag and increasing gas pressure within said manifold to remove the restriction to flow and permit inflating gas to reach the bag through each of the flow passages a preselected period of time after release of said inflating gas therefrom.

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