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Diffuser structure for clamping an inflator in an air bag module

  • US 5,613,704 A
  • Filed: 04/22/1996
  • Issued: 03/25/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for use with an inflator for an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device, said apparatus comprising:

  • a diffuser structure defining a plenum in which the inflator is receivable, said diffuser structure having diffuser walls with inflation fluid outlet openings extending outward from said plenum, said diffuser structure further having first and second clamping walls facing in opposite directions across said plenum, said first clamping wall being bendable pivotally inward across said plenum; and

    load bearing means for maintaining said first clamping wall under a bending load which urges said first clamping wall pivotally inward across said plenum so as to retain the inflator tightly between said clamping walls.

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