Patent ID: 6964430
Filing Date: 2005-11-15
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An inflator for an inflatable restraint system in a vehicle comprising: a first body cup comprising a first set of radial apertures and having a base and a substantially cylindrical first crimped sidewall extending from said base; and a second body cup comprising a second set of radial apertures and having a domed base, and a substantially cylindrical second crimped sidewall extending from said domed base and substantially concentric with said first crimped sidewall; wherein said first and second crimped sidewalls are substantially linear, an inner surface of said first sidewall being substantially flush with an outer surface of said second sidewall around a circumference of said inflator, said first and second body cups are press fit together, thereby aligning the first and second crimped sidewalls and securing said first and said second body cups without welding, and, thereby substantially aligning said first and second radial apertures.