Patent ID: 6890001

Claim:
An inflation assembly comprising: an inflator comprising an elongated hollow tubular member containing an elongated supply of pyrotechnic gas generant material reactable to produce a supply of gas, the tubular member having a length to diameter ratio greater than 20 and including a plurality of longitudinally-spaced apart gas exit orifices wherethrough at least a portion of the supply of gas provided by reaction of the pyrotechnic gas generant material can be expelled from the tubular member and an elongated discharge treatment element having a length and secured with the tubular member at selected positions along the length of the tubular member, the discharge treatment element effective to treat at least a portion of the gas expelled from the tubular member contacting thereagainst and to deform to create spaced apart gas flow paths between the tubular member and the treatment element, the gas flow paths spaced apart along the length of the tubular member and the length of the treatment element, the treatment element also directing at least a portion of gas expelled from the tubular member into an associated inflatable device.