Patent ID: 9051225
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An end closure sub-assembly for an inflator, the sub-assembly comprising: an end closure and a retainer directly attached to the end closure, the end closure including an end closure base portion and a first wall extending from the base portion to define an end closure initiator receiving portion, the retainer including a flat retainer base portion and a wall extending from the retainer base portion to define a retainer initiator receiving portion, the end closure initiator receiving portion and the retainer wall defining a cavity therebetween, wherein the cavity does not include an initiator positioned therein, and wherein the end closure initiator receiving portion extends transversely of the retainer wall and forms a support surface structured to prevent passage of an initiator from a first side of the receiving portion through the receiving portion, to a second side of the receiving portion opposite the first side.