Patent ID: 7056179

Claim:
A combination inflator and manifold assembly, comprising: a manifold having a body member, said manifold body member having a closed first outer end, a gas inlet opening and an open second end, said body member defining an internal passageway, said gas inlet opening in communication with said internal passageway, said manifold body member having a mounting flange for attachment to a bladder fabric; an inflator having a body member, said inflator body member having an gas outlet opening, said inflator disposed over a stem portion of said manifold body member, means for creating a seal between said inflator body member and said manifold body member; means for securing said inflator body member to said manifold body member, and means for properly aligning said inflator body member with said manifold body member when securing said inflator to said manifold; wherein said means for creating a seal comprises a first o-ring seal disposed between said inflator body member and said manifold body member on a first side of said gas inlet passageway and a first corresponding side of said gas outlet passageway and a second o-ring seal disposed between said inflator body member and said manifold body member on a second side of said gas inlet passageway and a second corresponding side of said gas outlet passageway.