Patent ID: 7644950

Claim:
A gas deflector for use in connection with an air-bag assembly including an air-bag having two internal chambers formed therein, and a cylindrical gas generator having a first mounting stud, the gas deflector comprising: a generally tubular hollow housing to accommodate the cylindrical gas generator positioned inside the tubular hollow housing, the tubular hollow housing having two terminal portions and having an intermediate region provided with a radially outwardly extending formation, the outwardly extending formation defining, at either end thereof, first and second apertures through which gas from the gas generator may flow in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular hollow housing, wherein the gas deflector is provided with a second mounting stud and part of one end region of the tubular hollow housing is cutaway to receive the first mounting stud of the gas generator, the gas deflector is configured to be positioned in the air-bag and one of the first and second apertures is for direct fluid communication with one of the internal chambers and the other of the first and second apertures is for direct fluid communication with the other of the internal chambers, and wherein one of the first and second apertures defined by the outwardly extending formation is of a greater cross-sectional area than the other of the apertures formed by the formation.