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Air bag inflator

  • US 5,380,039 A
  • Filed: 09/29/1993
  • Issued: 01/10/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint comprising:

  • a housing defining a chamber having an opening at one end;

    inflator parts disposed in said chamber including gas generating material for, when ignited, generating gas for inflating the occupant restraint;

    a closure member engageable with said housing for closing said opening of said chamber, said closure member being movable relative to said housing from a first condition in which said closure member is spaced apart from said housing and said chamber is open to a second condition in which said closure member is engaged with said housing and closes the opening of said chamber; and

    a retainer disposed in said chamber adjacent said opening, said retainer having a first part interlocking with a second part on said housing when said closure member is in the first condition to block movement of said retainer and of said inflator parts relative to said housing toward said opening of said chamber when said closure member is in the first condition.

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