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Inflatable windshield curtain

  • US 20040256841A1
  • Filed: 06/23/2003
  • Published: 12/23/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle that has a roof, a windshield, and an instrument panel, said apparatus comprising:

  • an inflatable windshield curtain inflatable away from the roof to a position between the windshield and a vehicle occupant, said windshield curtain including an inflatable upper portion and an inflatable lower portion, said upper portion being inflatable between the roof and the instrument panel and between the windshield and a vehicle occupant, said lower portion being bifurcated and having a first chamber inflatable against a surface of the instrument panel presented generally toward the vehicle occupant, said lower portion having a second chamber inflatable against the windshield and a surface of the instrument panel adjacent the windshield.

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