Patent ID: 7178828

Claim:
A gas generator comprising: a housing comprising a base and a cap, said cap further comprising a cap peripheral edge and said base further comprising a base peripheral edge, wherein said base peripheral edge is rotatably fixed about said cap peripheral edge; a plurality of protruding portions spaced along and integral with the cap peripheral edge wherein each of said plurality of protruding portions has a first radial length substantially equal to the radial lengths of the other protruding portions; and a plurality of hook members spaced about end integral with the base peripheral edge, each hook member corresponding to one of said plurality of protruding portions, wherein each of said plurality of hook members has a hook radial length substantially equal to the other hook members and said hook radial length is greater than said first radial length; a flange formed about a periphery of said cap; a peripheral edge formed about a periphery of said base; an interface formed between said base and said cap upon assembly thereof, said interface defined between said flange and said peripheral edge; and an adhesive composition applied within said interface upon assembly thereof for attaching said cap to said base wherein upon assembly of said gas generator said cap is rotatably fixed to said base by slidably engaging each of said protruding portions within a corresponding hook member thereby forming an interference fit.