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Inflator assembly adapted for manual or automatic inflation

US9045207B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 17, 2013
Grant dateJun 2, 2015
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Expiry dateJul 31, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF17C2270/0772
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is an inflator assembly. The assembly operates by puncturing a diaphragm of an associated container to thereby releasing a volume of pressurized gas. The pressurized gas, in turn, is used to inflate an article, such as a life raft. The inflator assembly is adapted to be either manually or automatically actuated. The various details of the present disclosure, and the manner in which they interrelate, are described in greater detail hereinafter.

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