Patent ID: 6907827

Claim:
A method of making a pyrotechnic initiator, comprising the steps of: a) providing a header assembly having a top end and a bottom end, said bottom end including one or more electrical connectors; b) providing an output can with an encapsulation material retention feature that extends inwardly on its bottom end; c) attaching said output can to said header assembly; d) encapsulating at least part of said bottom end of said header assembly and said encapsulation material retention feature with an encapsulation material in intimate encapsulated contact with said at least part of said bottom end of said header assembly and said encapsulation material retention feature; and, e) attaching a circuit board to said electrical connectors, wherein said circuit board is laterally surrounded by said encapsulation material; wherein said encapsulation material adjacent said encapsulation material retention feature does not substantially exceed the profile of said output can.