Patent ID: 7510211

Claim:
An initiator assembly for an inflator device, comprising: an initiator including an initiator cup at least in part defining a storage chamber containing at least one reactive charge and the initiator also including at least one electrical connector in reaction initiating communication with the at least one reactive charge; a raised rim on an outer surface of the initiator cup, the raised rim including a rim side disposed toward an end of the initiator opposite the at least one electrical connector; an initiator sleeve including a centrally disposed opening disposed around the outer surface of the initiator cup and the initiator sleeve including an initiator sleeve first end abutting the rim side of the raised rim; and an initiator retainer element connected to the initiator, the initiator retainer element including at least two initiator retainer arms having latch tabs, wherein the latch tabs of the at least two initiator retainer arms are snap-locked to an initiator sleeve second end of the initiator sleeve opposite the initiator sleeve first end to connect the initiator retainer element to the initiator; and a connector socket; wherein the initiator retainer element is adapted to be disposed on a first side of a wall of the inflator device and the connector socket is adapted to be disposed on a second side of the wall opposite the first side, and the initiator assembly is adapted to join with the inflator device by a snap-lock connection.