Patent ID: 6129380
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: B60R,C06B,C06D

Abstract:
A combination comprising:an inflator apparatus including a chamber having contents including at least one gas source material,opening means actuatable to open the chamber whereby at least a portion of the at least one gas source material can be released from said inflator apparatus;an inflatable device operatively joined with said inflator apparatus whereby, upon opening of the chamber, the portion of the at least one gas source material released from said inflator apparatus is passed directly into the interior of said inflatable device; andan actuatable first initiator situated within said inflatable device and entirely outside said inflator apparatus; said first initiator effective, upon actuation, to initiate dissociation within said inflatable device of at least a portion of the at least one gas source material released from said inflator apparatus that comes into contact with said first initiator to form dissociation products which include at least one gaseous dissociation product.