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An apparatus for deploying an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (12) includes a container (26) with a closed storage chamber (28) containing a combustible mixture of gases. The apparatus (10) further includes first and second initiators (18, 20). The first initiator (18), when actuated,

An apparatus for deploying an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (12) includes a container (26) with a closed storage chamber (28) containing a combustible mixture of gases. The apparatus (10) further includes first and second initiators (18, 20). The first initiator (18), when actuated, first opens the storage chamber and then ignites the combustible mixture of gases. The second initiator (20), when actuated, also ignites the combustible mixture of gases. The first and second initiators (18, 20) are actuated in a selected one of a plurality of differing stages which correspond to a plurality of differing deployment conditions.

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[ Having described the invention, the following is claimed:] [1.] Apparatus for deploying an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device, said apparatus comprising:a container having a closed storage chamber containing a combustible mixture of gases;a first initiator which, when actuated, first op

[ Having described the invention, the following is claimed:] [1.] Apparatus for deploying an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device, said apparatus comprising:a container having a closed storage chamber containing a combustible mixture of gases;a first initiator which, when actuated, first opens said storage chamber and then ignites said combustible mixture of gases;a second initiator which, when actuated, ignites said combustible mixture of gases;sensor means for sensing a vehicle crash and providing a signal indicative of crash severity; andmeans for actuating said first and second initiators in a selected one of a plurality of differing stages which correspond to a plurality of differing deployment conditions dependent upon crash severity.