초록

An initiator positioned in a retainer having a single pin and a arcuate conductive ring shaped and positioned so that the ring can be in conductive shunting contact with the pin or separated from the pin by a connector. The connector may be connected to the initiator or to the retainer.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.] An initiator for an inflator comprisinga) a header including a charge and an electrical initiating element capable of initiating such charge;b) only one electrically conductive pin connected to the electrical initiating element;c) an arcuate element mounted on the header surroundin

[ We claim:] [1.] An initiator for an inflator comprisinga) a header including a charge and an electrical initiating element capable of initiating such charge;b) only one electrically conductive pin connected to the electrical initiating element;c) an arcuate element mounted on the header surrounding such pin and connected to the electrical initiating element;d) at least one spring-loaded electrically conductive arm connected to such arcuate element and in shunting engagement with such pin; ande) means for separating said at least one electrically conductive spring-loaded arm from said electrically conductive pin to place the pin in a non-shunting mode which means for separating is rotatable about said pin reby the initiator is protected against inadvertent firing when such arm is in shunting engagement with such pin, and whereby the initiator may be placed in a non-shunting mode.