Safety Arrangement
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Abstract
A safety arrangement for a motor vehicle is disclosed which comprises an air-bag module (1) having an inflatable air-bag (5) in fluid communication with an inflator (4). An internal tether (14) is provided having a first end (15) and a second end (16). The first end (15) of the tether is connected to a restrainable part (13) of the air-bag, whilst the second end (16) of the tether is free from connection with the air-bag but is initially trapped between the folds or rolls of an initially folded or rolled part of the air-bag. The arrangement is such that, upon inflation of the air-bag, the tether serves to restrain the restrainable part (13) of the air-bag until such time as the folded or rolled part of the air-bag (9) becomes sufficiently unfolded or unrolled to release the second end (16) of the tether (14).
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24 Claims
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1-12. -12. (canceled)
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13. A safety arrangement for a motor vehicle, the safety arrangement comprising:
- an airbag module having an inflatable airbag in fluid communication with an inflator configured to inflate the airbag, the airbag provided with at least one internal tether having a first end and a second end, a first part of the tether proximate a first end being connected either directly or indirectly to a restrainable part of the airbag, and a second part of the tether proximate a second end being free from connection with the airbag, at least part of the airbag being initially folded or rolled to form folds or rolls between which the second end of the tether is trapped, the arrangement being such that, upon inflation of the airbag, the tether serves to restrain said restrainable part of the airbag until such time as the folded or rolled part of the airbag becomes sufficiently unfolded or unrolled to release the second end of the tether.
- View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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