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Inflator assembly

  • US 5,184,846 A
  • Filed: 11/01/1991
  • Issued: 02/09/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/01/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for inflating a vehicle occupant restraint, said apparatus comprising:

  • container means having a chamber for storing gas;

    a body of ignitable material;

    means for igniting the body of ignitable material to form combustion products including gaseous and other materials; and

    means for causing the combustion products to flow along a generally helical path in said chamber to at least partially separate the other materials from the gaseous materials while heating the gas in said chamber.

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