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Inflator having a mechanically coupled two-piece housing
US9010802B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9010802-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314064983-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2013 |
| Priority date | Nov 10, 2010 |
| Publication date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2015 |
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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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What is claimed is: 1. An inflator comprising: an elongated tubular housing at least in part defining a chamber, the housing including a first housing portion connected to a second housing portion by a plurality of tabs each cut from a metal first housing wall of the first housing portion and having a respective one of the plurality of tabs crimped into a corresponding one of a plurality of receiver openings formed in the second housing portion to lock the first housing portion to…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9010802B2 cover?
- 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.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Parks Brent, Cox Matthew A, Smith Bradley W, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60R21/20. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).