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Inflator

  • US 7,213,838 B2
  • Filed: 10/21/2003
  • Issued: 05/08/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An inflator for an airbag comprising:

  • an elongated pipe containing an inert gas, wherein the elongated pipe comprises a circumferential surface and two opposite ends;

    a pair of igniters, wherein the igniters are positioned at the opposite ends of the pipe;

    wherein the elongated pipe contains a plurality of spaced apart openings at three or more different distances from one of the ends of the pipe along the circumferential surface of the pipe, wherein the openings are sealed until the inert gas reaches a predetermined pressure.

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