Patent ID: 8162350

Claim:
A gas generator comprising: a housing having oppositely disposed first and second ends, adjacent the first end, the housing at least in part defining a first chamber containing a quantity of ignition material and, adjacent the second end, the housing at least in part defining a second chamber containing a quantity of gas generant material; and an initiator operatively associated with the first chamber and in reaction initiating communication with at least a portion of the quantity of ignition material, the initiator, upon actuation, to initiate reaction of at least a portion of the quantity of ignition material to form ignition products; wherein the second chamber includes at least one container wherein at least a portion of the quantity of gas generant material is contained, the container having a perforated side wall and oppositely disposed first and second end walls, with the first end wall perforated and disposed adjacent the first chamber to allow communication of at least a portion of the ignition products therethrough and into contact with gas generant material therein contained to ignite the gas generant material to produce a product gas and with the second end wall perforated to allow gas flow communication of the product gas therethrough for discharge from the gas generator.