Abstract:
An inflatable restraining band for vehicle safety systems having a series of sections, some of which are inflatable to a greater degree than others interconnecting them.
Abstract:
This pyrotechnic composition is adapted, upon combustion, for generating a low-flame temperature, non-toxic gas to inflate a vehicle safety bag. The pyrotechnic composition comprises: a fuel, such as a carbonaceous material, aluminum or magnesium; a coolant, such as a metallic carbonate; and an inorganic oxidizer, such as a metal chlorate, a metal perchlorate, a metal nitrate, ammonium chlorate, ammonium perchlorate or ammonium nitrate. In some instances, a metallo-organic compound, such as nickel formate, may be used as the fuel in mixture with or in place of the carbonaceous material, or the aluminum or the magnesium.