Patent ID: 6976704
Filing Date: 2005-12-20
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An airbag inflator, comprising: a housing defining a storage chamber containing contents including a supply of a gas source material in a fluid form, the gas source material selected from the group consisting of nitrous oxide, inert materials and combinations thereof; a propagation member contained at least in part within the storage chamber, the propagation member defining a propagation chamber having a volume containing a supply of a reactive material that reacts to at least produce heat, the propagation member having a first end and a second end, the propagation member including a plurality of gas exit holes; a first initiator at the first end of the propagation member and in discharge communication with the supply of reactive material and effective to ignite the reactive material; and a second initiator at the second end of the propagation member and in discharge communication with the supply of reactive material and effective to ignite the reactive material.