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Continuous circumference diffuser reaction canister

  • US 5,609,354 A
  • Filed: 12/18/1995
  • Issued: 03/11/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An air bag module comprising:

  • an extruded reaction canister, said reaction canister including a diffuser tube and extending sides, characterized in that said diffuser tube is formed in one piece with said extending sides, said diffuser tube including a portion situated at a designated position along each side integrally extending between the sides, the sides and the diffuser tube forming an open ended receptacle capable of receiving an inflator to inflate an associated air bag;

    each side, at a rearwardly located edge thereof, includes a first slot, said reaction canister further includes a second slot located generally at the juncture of said diffuser portion and each side,an inflatable air bag, said air bag including a generated gas inlet opening having a looped portion of air bag material formed at opposite sides thereof, a rod fitted into each looped portion, each rod and associated looped portion are positioned in one of the corresponding second slots, the remaining portions of the air bag being positioned in the space between said sides and said diffuser portion, anda cover for said reaction canister, said cover being positioned adjacent said first slots that are provided at the rearwardly located edges of said reaction canister sides.

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