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Inflatable curtain cushion tab shock absorption

  • US 20060192368A1
  • Filed: 02/28/2005
  • Published: 08/31/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An inflatable curtain module comprising:

  • an inflatable curtain;

    a retention tab configured for attaching the inflatable curtain to a vehicle, wherein the retention tab has an initial configuration when attached to a vehicle and is adapted to have a deployed configuration, wherein the initial configuration prevents the retention tab from being both taut and fully extended, and wherein a greater amount of the length of the retention tab tautly extends to support the curtain once the retention tab is in its deployed configuration as compared with the initial configuration of the retention tab; and

    a frangible energy absorption mechanism, wherein the energy absorption mechanism facilitates confinement of the retention tab in its initial configuration until the inflatable curtain is deployed, at which time the energy absorption mechanism is configured to break and thereby release the retention tab from its initial configuration and allow the retention tab to be forced into its deployed configuration by the energy of the inflatable curtain deployment.

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