INFLATOR HAVING A MECHANICALLY COUPLED TWO-PIECE HOUSING
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1. An inflator comprising:
- a housing at least in part defining a chamber, the housing including a first housing portion connected to a second housing portion by a protrusion of the first housing portion latched to receiver of the second housing portion; and
an initiator operatively associated with the chamber.
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Abstract
An inflator including an initiator and a bulkhead molded around the initiator. The inflator includes a housing formed of two overlapping housing portions mechanically coupled together around a portion of the bulkhead. One of the housing portions includes cut tabs that are crimped into cut receivers of the other housing portion.
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1. An inflator comprising:
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a housing at least in part defining a chamber, the housing including a first housing portion connected to a second housing portion by a protrusion of the first housing portion latched to receiver of the second housing portion; and an initiator operatively associated with the chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An inflator comprising:
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an initiator; a bulkhead including the initiator, the bulkhead including a first connection end, and a second connection end that is opposite the first connection end; a first housing portion having a first open end extending over the first connection end; and a second housing portion having a second open end extending over the second connection end, wherein a portion of the second housing portion at the second open end is disposed between the bulkhead and a portion of the first housing portion and mechanically coupled to the first housing portion. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An inflator comprising:
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an initiator; and a bulkhead including the initiator, the bulkhead including a first connection end and a second connection end opposite side the first connection end; a first housing portion including a first open end disposed over the first connection end, the first housing portion including a first attachment portion adjacent the first open end and disposed around the first connection end; a second housing portion including a second open end disposed over the second connection end, the second housing portion including a second attachment portion adjacent the second open end and disposed around the second connection end; and one of the first attachment portion or the second attachment portion including a plurality of tabs, and an other of the first attachment portion and the second attachment portion including a plurality of tab receivers, wherein the second attachment portion is disposed between the first attachment portion the bulkhead and each of the plurality of tabs is disposed within one of the plurality of tab receivers. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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