Inflatable windshield curtain
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1. Apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle that has a windshield and a roof including a front header, 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 having a stored condition in which said windshield curtain is positioned in a recess that extends into a forward facing surface of the front header.
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Abstract
An apparatus (10) helps to protect an occupant of a vehicle (12) that has a windshield (70) and a roof (40) including a front header (54). The apparatus (10) includes an inflatable windshield curtain (80) inflatable away from the roof (40) to a position between the windshield (70) and a vehicle occupant. The windshield curtain (80) has a stored condition in which the windshield curtain is positioned in a recess (90) that extends into a forward facing surface (92) of the front header (54).
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23 Claims
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1. Apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle that has a windshield and a roof including a front header, 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 having a stored condition in which said windshield curtain is positioned in a recess that extends into a forward facing surface of the front header. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. Apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle that has a windshield and a roof including a front header, said apparatus comprising:
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a headliner underlying the vehicle roof; and
a module connected with the headliner and positioned between the headliner and the vehicle roof, said module comprising an inflatable windshield curtain supported on the headliner and being positioned in a recess formed along a forward facing portion of the front header, said windshield curtain being inflatable away from the roof to a position between the windshield and a vehicle occupant. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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