Patent ID: 8007003

Claim:
A diffuser for use in an air bag system, the diffuser comprising: a connector part configured to be connected about an exit port of an air bag inflator; a gas distribution part formed as an integral extension of the connector part and configured to deliver gas from the connector part to an inflatable volume of the air bag; the gas distribution part including a first conduit having a side wall, the first conduit being closed at one end and having a first passage of a first diameter within the first conduit side wall, the first passage terminates at a distal end forming a first distribution port configured to be connected to a first inflatable volume, the first passage intersects the side wall of the connector part forming a first flow chamber between the connector part and first conduit; the gas distribution part also including a second conduit having a side wall with a second passage therethrough and a distal end forming a second distribution port, the second passage intersecting the first conduit generally opposite the location where the first conduit intersected the side of the connector part, forming an extension of the first flow chamber, gas received in the first flow chamber exiting the diffuser through the first and second passages.