Patent ID: 6893041

Claim:
A vehicle occupant protection apparatus comprising: an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device for, when inflated, helping to protect the vehicle occupant; an inflator for providing inflation fluid for inflating said protection device, said inflator having a plurality of inflation fluid outlets; a vent member connected with said inflator and having a vent wall having at least one vent opening; a vent cover having an outer wall, said outer wall having first and second end portions, said vent cover having a closed condition clamped on said vent wall and covering said vent opening, said vent cover having an open condition removed at least partially from said vent wall and enabling fluid flow through said vent opening to vent inflation fluid from said apparatus; and an actuatable device having an unactuated condition connecting said first and second end portions to maintain said vent cover in the closed condition on said vent wall, said actuatable device having an actuated condition releasing said first and second end portions to release said vent cover for movement from the closed condition to the open condition to enable fluid flow through said vent opening to vent inflation fluid from said apparatus.