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Inflator

  • US 7,040,656 B2
  • Filed: 06/06/2002
  • Issued: 05/09/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An inflator comprising:

  • a bottle configured to be charged with a high-pressure gas;

    a sealing plate positioned to seal the bottle at an orifice; and

    a receiving member including a perforation structure for breaking the sealing plate,wherein one of the receiving member and the bottle includes a projection extending partially around the periphery of the receiving member or the bottle and wherein the projection mates with a groove in the other of the receiving member or bottle when the bottle and receiving member are coupled together thereby preventing the receiving member and the bottle from moving apart; and

    wherein each of the receiving member and the bottle include a key groove.

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