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Vehicle safety apparatus

  • US 5,226,670 A
  • Filed: 02/10/1992
  • Issued: 07/13/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/10/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for inflating a vehicle occupant restraint, said apparatus comprising:

  • a source of gas for inflating the vehicle occupant restraint;

    a housing for mounting to the vehicle, said housing having passage means for enabling aspiration of ambient air into the vehicle occupant restraint;

    means for connecting said gas source to said housing; and

    an aspiration flap disposed with said housing and having a first position closing said passage means and a second position enabling flow of ambient air through said passage means;

    said housing having surfaces defining an opening in said housing through which said aspiration flap is inserted into said housing,said housing having means for blocking movement of said aspiration flap out of said housing through the housing opening, said means for blocking movement comprising a portion of said housing in overlapping engagement with a portion of said aspiration flap.

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