Patent ID: 7073820

Claim:
An inflator comprising: a housing defining a housing interior cavity, the housing including at least one housing aperture formed therealong to enable fluid communication between the interior cavity and an exterior of the housing; a first baffle positioned in the housing interior cavity, at least a portion of the first baffle being spaced apart from the housing to define a fluid channel therebetween in communication with the at least one housing aperture, the first baffle defining a first baffle interior cavity, the first baffle including a first opening to enable fluid communication between the first baffle interior cavity and the fluid channel; a spacer positioned in the housing interior cavity, the spacer defining an enclosure, the spacer having at least one spacer aperture formed therein to enable fluid communication between the enclosure and the first baffle interior cavity; a quantity of a gas generant composition contained within the spacer enclosure; and an initiator in fluid communication with the gas generant composition and operatively coupled to the housing so as to enable fluid communication between the initiator and the spacer enclosure upon activation of the inflator, for initiating combustion of the gas generant composition upon activation of the inflator.