Anti-twisting inflatable curtain assembly
First Claim
1. An airbag assembly comprising:
- an inflatable curtain; and
a stiffening member that extends along at least a portion of the longitudinal length of the inflatable curtain, the stiffening member being disposed at or proximate to the top end of the inflatable curtain and constructed to resist twisting of the inflatable curtain along a portion of the longitudinal length.
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Abstract
An airbag assembly that includes an inflatable curtain and a stiffening member is disclosed. The stiffening member is attached at or near the top end of the curtain. Such attachment may be accomplished via a variety of methods including fasteners, mounting brackets, sewing, inserting the stiffening member into a pocket in the curtain, or by passing one or more of the curtain'"'"'s attachment tabs through slits located on the stiffening member. The stiffening member is designed to extend along at least a portion of the longitudinal length of the inflatable curtain. In one embodiment, the stiffening member is constructed to resist twisting of the inflatable curtain along a portion of the longitudinal length. In an alternative embodiment, the stiffening member is constructed such that when the inflatable curtain is twisted, the stiffening member deforms the inflatable curtain such that the curtain cannot be installed onto a vehicle interior without first correcting the deformation.
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52 Claims
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1. An airbag assembly comprising:
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an inflatable curtain; and
a stiffening member that extends along at least a portion of the longitudinal length of the inflatable curtain, the stiffening member being disposed at or proximate to the top end of the inflatable curtain and constructed to resist twisting of the inflatable curtain along a portion of the longitudinal length. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An airbag assembly that is attachable to a vehicle interior having a roof rail, the assembly comprising:
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an inflatable curtain; and
a stiffening member that is attachable to the vehicle interior or the inflatable curtain, the stiffening member being positioned outside of the inflatable curtain and extending along at along at least a portion of the longitudinal length of the inflatable curtain, the stiffening member being disposed at or proximate to the top end of the inflatable curtain and constructed to resist twisting of the inflatable curtain along a portion of the longitudinal length. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An airbag assembly that is attachable to a vehicle interior having a roof rail, the assembly comprising:
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an inflatable curtain; and
a stiffening member that is attachable to the vehicle interior or the inflatable curtain, the stiffening member extending along at along at least a portion of the longitudinal length of the inflatable curtain, the stiffening member being disposed at or proximate to the top end of the inflatable curtain and positioned such that at least a portion of the stiffening member is inside the inflatable curtain, wherein the stiffening member is constructed to resist twisting of the inflatable curtain along a portion of the longitudinal length. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An airbag assembly comprising:
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an inflatable curtain; and
a stiffening member that extends along at least a portion of the longitudinal length of the inflatable curtain, the stiffening member being disposed at or proximate to the top end and constructed to deform the inflatable curtain when the inflatable curtain is twisted such that the inflatable curtain cannot be installed onto a vehicle without correction of the deformation. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method for method of resisting twisting of an inflatable curtain comprising:
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obtaining an inflatable curtain;
obtaining a stiffening member that is constructed to extend along at least a portion of the longitudinal length of the inflatable curtain, and attaching the stiffening member to the inflatable curtain. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52)
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