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The present invention relates to an inflator device that is adapted for producing a sufficient quantity of a gaseous product to substantially inflate an inflatable member. The inflator device has a first stage gas source in fluid communication with a second stage gas source, which, in turn, is in fl

The present invention relates to an inflator device that is adapted for producing a sufficient quantity of a gaseous product to substantially inflate an inflatable member. The inflator device has a first stage gas source in fluid communication with a second stage gas source, which, in turn, is in fluid communication with the inflatable member. The second stage gas source contains a liquified gas in an amount sufficient to inflate the inflatable member upon vaporization of the liquified gas, and the first stage gas source is capable of providing a sufficient quantity of gas at a sufficiently high temperature to the second stage gas source to vaporize substantially all of the liquified gas in the second stage gas source.

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[ We claim:] [1.] An inflator device adapted for producing a sufficient quantity of a gaseous product to substantially inflate an inflatable member operatively associated therewith, comprising:a first stage gas source;a second stage gas source in fluid communication at a first location with said fir

[ We claim:] [1.] An inflator device adapted for producing a sufficient quantity of a gaseous product to substantially inflate an inflatable member operatively associated therewith, comprising:a first stage gas source;a second stage gas source in fluid communication at a first location with said first stage gas source and, at a second location, with an inflatable member, wherein said second stage gas source contains liquified gas in an amount sufficient to, when vaporized, inflate the inflatable member; andwherein the first stage gas source is capable of providing a sufficient quantity of gas at a sufficiently high temperature to vaporize substantially all of the liquified gas in the second stage gas source.