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AIR BAG WITH HEIGHT ADAPTIVE TETHER

  • US 20120104734A1
  • Filed: 10/27/2010
  • Published: 05/03/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2010
  • 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 having a deflated condition and an inflated condition, the protection device comprising a panel having a portion presented toward the occupant when the protection device is in the inflated condition; and

    a tether having a first connection to a first portion of the panel and a second connection to a second portion of the panel, the tether being operative to prevent full deployment of the second portion of the panel in response to unrestricted deployment of the first portion of the panel, the tether being operative to permit further deployment of the second portion of the panel toward full deployment in response to occupant penetration into the first portion of the panel.

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