Abstract: The present invention relates to a golf bag security device. One aspect of the present invention relates to a golf bag security device that has both a club retaining assembly and a bag securing assembly that are both locked by a single releasable lock. Another aspect of the invention relates to a golf bag security device that uses a plurality of fingers to retain the clubs therein.

Abstract: An airbag inflator assembly is disclosed that includes a container containing a charge of pressurized gas and having a peripheral surface surrounding an opening in the container. A burst disc member has one side capacitive discharge welded to the peripheral surface of the container to seal the opening and thus confine the pressurized gas within the container. An ignitor assembly includes an ignitor assembly housing and ignition elements constructed and arranged to generate sufficient force to break the seal formed by the burst disc member and release the pressurized gas from the container. The ignitor elements are disposed substantially within the ignitor assembly housing. The ignitor assembly housing is an integrally formed unitary construction capacitive discharge welded to a side of the burst disc member opposite to the one side.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an airbag inflator assembly comprising placing a container, burst disc member, and housing for the ignitor assembly in a chamber; pressurizing the chamber to an appropriate pressure based upon a desired pressure to be contained within the container; applying force i) to urge a surface portion on one side of the burst disc member and the peripheral surface surrounding the opening in the container into forcible engagement with one another, and ii) to urge a surface portion on an opposite side of the burst disc member and an associated surface portion of the ignitor assembly housing into forcible engagement with one another; applying pulses of electrical discharge energy i) in the vicinity of the forcible engagement between the surface portion on one side of the burst disc member and the peripheral surface surrounding the opening in the container so that the surface portion on one side of the burst disc member and the peripheral surface surrounding the opening in the container are seali

Abstract: An air bag assembly (20) comprising a reaction housing assembly (30) comprising a first member (34) defining top (50), bottom (52) and rear wall (54), and a plurality of end plates (40a,b) adapted to mate with open ends (56a,b) of the first member (34), the first member (34) and end plates (40a,b) defining an open mouth (44). A first one (40a) of the end plates (40a,b) includes a clearance hole (70) and a second end plate (40b) includes an outwardly extending recessed boss (72). A pillow assembly (90) is received into and recessed rearward of the open mouth (44), including a pillow retainer (92) secured to the reaction housing assembly and an inflatable pillow (100) or air bag attached to the pillow retainer (82); the pillow is stored in a compact, predeployment condition prior to inflation.

Abstract: An air bag (50) comprising: a piece of material (52) suitable for use as an air bag or cushion defining a main panel; the main panel formed with opposing triangular portions (70,72) and a plurality of transition edges (100), wherein adjacent edges of the various triangular portions are sewn together and certain ones of the transition edges are sewn together to yield the assembled air bag.

Abstract: A device (20) comprising a planar metal sheet (21;21') having formed thereon at least a first set of opposing shaped slots (60a,b) such that upon forming the planar sheet as an open ended (122) generally cylindrical member or cylinder (28) first portions of the sheet, defined by the slots, extend away from the surface of the formed cylindrical member and form in conjunction with other surfaces of the sheet a plurality of first apertures (62a,b), and the extending first portions serving to define a heat sheet for shielding a portion of an air bag (100), adapted to be secured thereabout, from hot gas generated by a gas generator (50), the device including securement means, interacting with a rearward portion of the cylinderical member and adapted for urging a gas generator (50) into forward facing portions of the cylindrical member, for securing same in place.