Patent ID: 8702125

Claim:
An inflator module assembly comprising: a module housing having a plurality of gas discharge openings; an inflator housed within said housing, said inflator comprising an initiator and, upon actuation, emitting gas from one lateral side or end thereof, and a gas treatment assembly mounted within said housing external the side or end of the inflator from which gas is emitted, said gas treatment assembly comprising a first strainer element nestled within a second strainer element, the first and second strainer elements each having a side wall including a plurality of gas passage apertures, with at least either 1) the gas passage apertures of the first strainer element offset relative to the gas passage apertures of the second strainer element or 2) the gas passage apertures of the second strainer element offset relative to the module housing gas discharge openings, wherein gas emitted from the inflator passes through the gas treatment assembly prior to emission from the inflator.