An ignitable charge for producing pressurized gas to power industrial tools, that is made of plentiful, common materials at a very low cost, lower in cost than conventional charges by orders of magnitude. The charge is comprised of a hollow plastic jacket of triangular cross section that is open through its center to both opposite ends and contains a nitrocellulose propellant in uncompressed, or expanded form that may be ignited through one end of the jacket by a spark, hot wire, or the like in an open chamber type feed and firing mechanism. The charge produces pressurized gas at the desired burning rate and peak pressures for operating the tool.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of pending application Ser. No. 570,909, filed Apr. 23, 1975; which, in turn, is a continuation of Ser. No. 359,754, filed May 14, 1973, and now abandoned.
An inflator for an air bag-type passenger restraint system for a motor vehicle includes two cup-shaped members which are joined to form chambers for a gas generator and activating devices for activating the gas generator. The two members are coupled by threads which do not increase the weight of the inflator. The inflator also includes a filter for filtering particulate matter from the gas generator.
An ignitable charge for producing pressurized gas to power industrial tools; that is made of plentiful, common materials at a very low cost, lower in cost than conventional charges by orders of magnitude. The charge is comprised of a hollow plastic jacket of triangular cross section that is open through its center to both opposite ends and contains a nitrocellulose propellant in uncompressed, or expanded form that may be electrically ignited through one end of the jacket by a spark, hot wire, or the like in an open chambertype feed and firing mechanism. The charge produces pressurized gas at the desired burning rate and peak pressures for operating the tool.
5544916 - Two piece inflator housing - Owned by Breed Automotive Technology, Inc. (Lakeland, FL) [*] Notice:The portion of the term of this patent subsequent to April 13, 2010 has been disclaimed.
An inflator for an air bag-type passenger restraint system for a motor vehicle includes two cup-shaped members which are joined to form chambers for a gas generator and activating devices for activating the gas generator. The two members are coupled by threads which do not increase the weight of the inflator. The inflator also includes a filter for filtering particulate matter from the gas generator.
