Patent ID: 8397639

Claim:
An initiator assembly comprising: an outer body having a first end, an opposite second end, and forming an internal passage between the first and second ends; an initiator canister joined to the outer body at the first end, the initiator canister defining a charge chamber having a reactive charge disposed therein and including a pair of electrically conductive pins extending therefrom; an insulative material molded within the internal passage to form an insulative structural member joining the initiator canister and pins to the outer body, the insulative material insulating the pins and a portion of the initiator canister from electrical contact with the outer body; and an electrostatic discharge dissipater formed from an electrically conductive material and molded to the initiator canister and the outer body at the first end, the electrostatic discharge dissipater electrically connecting the initiator canister to the outer body to provide a controlled dissipation path for electrostatic discharge energy carried by the initiator assembly.