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Vented air bag

  • US 20060273562A1
  • Filed: 08/07/2006
  • Published: 12/07/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

  • an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device comprising a panel of material that helps define an inflatable volume of the protection device;

    a vent opening for venting inflation fluid from the inflatable volume; and

    a pleat folded in the panel, the pleat being positioned against a vehicle surface while the protection device is in a normally deployed condition to help block inflation fluid from venting through the vent opening.

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