Side airnet cushioning/ restraint device
First Claim
1. A side airnet cushioning and restraint device for a vehicle configured to be inflated and deployed on a side of a vehicle between a front pillar and a rear pillar of said vehicle via an inflator during a side impact accident, a rollover accident, or a side impact and a rollover accident, said side airnet comprising:
- an inflatable net operatively connected to said inflator having a top edge secured at a point above said vehicle'"'"'s side windows and between said front pillar and said rear pillar, and a lower edge extending below said vehicle'"'"'s side windows and between said front pillar and said rear pillar;
a cable tensioner operatively connected to said inflater;
a retention cable anchored at said front pillar and said rear pillar and fed through guides near said lower edge of said inflatable net and operatively engaged by said cable tensioner.
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Abstract
A side airnet cushioning and restraint device for a vehicle configured to be inflated and deployed on a side of a vehicle between a front pillar and a rear pillar of the vehicle via an inflator during a side impact accident, a rollover accident, or a side impact and a rollover accident, the side airnet comprising: an inflatable net operatively connected to the inflator having a top edge secured at a point above the vehicle'"'"'s side windows and between the front pillar and the rear pillar, and a lower edge extending below the vehicle'"'"'s side windows and between the front pillar and the rear pillar; a cable tensioner operatively connected to the inflater; a retention cable anchored at the front pillar and the rear pillar and fed through guides near the lower edge of the inflatable net and operatively engaged by the cable tensioner.
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11 Claims
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1. A side airnet cushioning and restraint device for a vehicle configured to be inflated and deployed on a side of a vehicle between a front pillar and a rear pillar of said vehicle via an inflator during a side impact accident, a rollover accident, or a side impact and a rollover accident, said side airnet comprising:
an inflatable net operatively connected to said inflator having a top edge secured at a point above said vehicle'"'"'s side windows and between said front pillar and said rear pillar, and a lower edge extending below said vehicle'"'"'s side windows and between said front pillar and said rear pillar;
a cable tensioner operatively connected to said inflater;
a retention cable anchored at said front pillar and said rear pillar and fed through guides near said lower edge of said inflatable net and operatively engaged by said cable tensioner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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