Shrink wrap for inflatable curtain package
First Claim
1. A method for wrapping a thin film around an undeployed inflatable curtain, wherein the thin film has a first edge and a second edge, and the undeployed inflatable curtain has a plurality of mounting tabs attached to the inflatable curtain at an attachment location, the method comprising:
- selectively aligning the first edge of the thin film to a position proximate to the attachment location of the mounting tabs;
positioning the mounting tabs substantially over the first edge of the thin film;
selectively aligning the second edge of the thin film to a position overlapping the first edge and the attachment location, such that the thin film substantially enwraps the undeployed inflatable curtain.
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Abstract
An inflatable curtain package that is made of an inflatable curtain wrapped around by a thin film is disclosed. The inflatable curtain has a number of mounting tabs that allows the inflatable curtain to be attached to a vehicle. The orientation of the thin film allows mounting tabs to extend out of a seam in thin film. The inflatable curtain package may be constructed by aligning a first edge of the thin film to a position near a location wherein the mounting tabs attach to the inflatable curtain. Next, the mounting tabs are positioned over the first edge of the thin film. Then a second edge of the thin film is positioned to overlap the first edge and the attachment location. The two overlapping edges cause the thin film to wrap around the inflatable curtain.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for wrapping a thin film around an undeployed inflatable curtain, wherein the thin film has a first edge and a second edge, and the undeployed inflatable curtain has a plurality of mounting tabs attached to the inflatable curtain at an attachment location, the method comprising:
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selectively aligning the first edge of the thin film to a position proximate to the attachment location of the mounting tabs;
positioning the mounting tabs substantially over the first edge of the thin film;
selectively aligning the second edge of the thin film to a position overlapping the first edge and the attachment location, such that the thin film substantially enwraps the undeployed inflatable curtain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for wrapping a thin film around an undeployed inflatable curtain, wherein the thin film has a first edge and a second edge, and the undeployed inflatable curtain has a plurality of mounting tabs attached to the inflatable curtain at an attachment location, the method comprising:
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placing the thin film and undeployed inflatable curtain in a channel, such that the thin film is selectively situated between the undeployed inflatable curtain and the channel, wherein the first edge and the second edge protrude from the channel;
displacing a first blade tangentially to the undeployed inflatable curtain, wherein the blade displaces the first edge of the thin film over the undeployed inflatable curtain to a position proximate to the attachment location;
displacing a second blade tangentially to the undeployed inflatable curtain, wherein the blade further displaces the second edge of the thin film and the mounting tabs over the first blade;
retracting the first blade; and
adhering the first edge of the thin film to the second edge of the thin film. - View Dependent Claims (16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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17. The method as described in clam 15, wherein the first edge is adhered to the second edge by use of an adhesive.
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24. An inflatable curtain package, comprising:
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an inflatable curtain having a plurality of mounting tabs extending from the inflatable curtain; and
a thin film having a first edge and a second edge enwraping the inflatable curtain, such that first edge and the second edge form a overlap, and wherein a portion of the mounting tabs extend from the overlap and out of the thin film. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An inflatable curtain package, comprising:
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an inflatable curtain having a plurality of woven mounting tabs extending from the inflatable curtain, wherein the woven mounting tabs have a base portion and an end portion; and
a thin film having a first edge and a second edge enwraping the inflatable curtain, such that first edge and the second edge are heat sealed together, and wherein the base portions of the woven mounting tabs are positioned under the thin film and an end portion of the woven mounting tabs extend out from the thin film. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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