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Airbag inflation gas generation via a decomposing material

  • US 5,669,629 A
  • Filed: 04/15/1996
  • Issued: 09/23/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/15/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for inflating an inflatable device, said apparatus comprising:

  • a first chamber having contents including at least one gas source material selected from the group consisting of nitrous oxide, acetylene or an acetylene-based material and which undergoes decomposition to form decomposition products including at least one gaseous decomposition product used to inflate the device, andan initiator to initiate the decomposition of the at least one gas source material in said first chamber.

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