Anticompression clip for airbag deployment systems
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1. An anticompression clip system for preventing a resilient layer from compressing under a force comprising:
- a resilient layer having two sides;
a first clip element on one side of the layer and having an exterior portion and an engagement portion;
a second clip element on the other side of the layer and having an exterior portion and an engagement portion;
the engagement portions of the first and second clip elements adapted to engage one another and when so engaged to prevent the movement of the exterior portions toward one another when the force is applied thereto.
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Abstract
An anticompression clip is provided for a resilient foam layer located adjacent an airbag deployment component to prevent the layer from compressing at the time of deployment so as to ensure maximum deployment forces in the desired direction. A two-piece I-beam clip is used in the preferred embodiment, the clip including plates on either side of the layer and engagement portions which prevent the plates from moving toward one another when the engagement portions are fully engaged.
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1. An anticompression clip system for preventing a resilient layer from compressing under a force comprising:
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a resilient layer having two sides;
a first clip element on one side of the layer and having an exterior portion and an engagement portion;
a second clip element on the other side of the layer and having an exterior portion and an engagement portion;
the engagement portions of the first and second clip elements adapted to engage one another and when so engaged to prevent the movement of the exterior portions toward one another when the force is applied thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An anticompression clip system for being placed adjacent an airbag component, the clip system including a resilient layer located adjacent the component to prevent the resilient layer from being compressed at the time a force is exerted thereagainst during airbag deployment, the system further including an anticompression clip to substantially prevent such compression, the clip comprising:
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a first clip element on one side of the layer and having an exterior portion and an engagement portion;
a second clip element on the other side of the layer and having an exterior portion and an engagement portion;
the engagement portions of the first and second clip elements adapted to engage one another and when so engaged to prevent the movement of the exterior portions toward one another when the force is applied thereto. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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