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1. An inflatable vehicle occupant protection device comprising:
- a front panel and a rear panel that are interconnected to at least partially define an inflatable volume of the protection device, the rear panel having a conical configuration resulting from portions of the rear panel being interconnected with each other, wherein the rear panel, lying flat, has one of round, elliptical, and ovular configuration.
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Abstract
An inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) includes a front panel (102) and a rear panel (122) that are interconnected to at least partially define an inflatable volume (54) of the protection device. The rear panel (122) has a conical configuration resulting from portions of the rear panel being interconnected with each other.
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1. An inflatable vehicle occupant protection device comprising:
a front panel and a rear panel that are interconnected to at least partially define an inflatable volume of the protection device, the rear panel having a conical configuration resulting from portions of the rear panel being interconnected with each other, wherein the rear panel, lying flat, has one of round, elliptical, and ovular configuration. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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3. An inflatable vehicle occupant protection device comprising:
a front panel and a rear panel that are interconnected to at least partially define an inflatable volume of the protection device, the rear panel having a conical configuration resulting from portions of the rear panel being interconnected with each other, wherein the rear panel, lying flat, comprises at least one of round, elliptical, and ovular lobes.
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4. An inflatable vehicle occupant protection device comprising:
a front panel and a rear panel that are interconnected to at least partially define an inflatable volume of the protection device, the rear panel having a conical configuration resulting from portions of the rear panel being interconnected with each other, wherein the rear panel has a cutout portion that defines first and second radially extending edge portions of the rear panel, the interconnected portions of the rear panel comprising the first and second edge portions. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)
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10. An inflatable vehicle occupant protection device comprising:
a front panel and a rear panel that are interconnected to at least partially define an inflatable volume of the protection device, the rear panel having a conical configuration resulting from portions of the rear panel being interconnected with each other, wherein the rear panel comprises a first inflator receiving portion, a second inflator receiving portion, and a third inflator receiving portion positioned between the first and second inflator receiving portions, a first slit in the rear panel being located between the first and third inflator receiving portions, a second slit in the rear panel being located between second and third inflator receiving portions, the first and second slits permitting the first and second inflator receiving portions to move into overlying alignment with each other and with the third inflator receiving portion when the portions of the rear panel are interconnected.
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