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US 10,850,814 B2Granted
Large bore pierce pin for an inflator
AssigneeHalkey-Roberts Corporation
InventorLyman Fawcett
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Abstract
A pierce pin for an inflator for piercing the frangible seal of a gas cartridge including in combination a shaft having a axial bore forming a tubular member having a tip with a rim and a pair of slots formed across the rim into the tip into the tubular member to an appreciable depth to form a tab, the tab being bent inwardly into the axial bore after formation of the slots.
Claims16
A pierce pin for an inflator for piercing the frangible seal of a gas cartridge, comprising in combination:
- a shaft having a axial bore forming a tubular member having a tip with a rim;
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- a pair of slots formed across said rim into said tip into said tubular member to a depth to form a tab, said tab being bent inwardly into said axial bore after formation of said slots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.