VEHICLE SIDE ROOF RAIL AIR BAG
First Claim
1. A product comprising:
- a roof rail air bag having a first side constructed and arranged for deployment adjacent a vehicle door and having an opposite second side constructed and arranged to be nearest an occupant cabin of a vehicle, the second side being constructed and arranged so that in an inflated condition the roof rail air bag has a bulge portion which, during deployment in a vehicle, extends medially into the occupant cabin of the vehicle a distance greater than the remaining portion of the roof rail air bag.
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Abstract
One variation may include a roof rail air bag having a bulge portion constructed and arranged to extend medially into the occupant cabin of a vehicle a distance greater than the remaining portion of the roof rail air bag. Another variation may include a roof rail air bag having a bulge portion constructed and arranged to extend into the occupant cabin of a vehicle the bulge portion extending a distance so as to overlap at least a portion of an area to be protected or blocked by an inflated driver'"'"'s side frontal air bag or passenger side frontal air bag. In one variation, the bulge portion may be integrated into the roof rail air bag cushion design. In another variation, the bulge portion may be a separate bulge air bag which may be deployed adjacent the roof rail air bag.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A product comprising:
a roof rail air bag having a first side constructed and arranged for deployment adjacent a vehicle door and having an opposite second side constructed and arranged to be nearest an occupant cabin of a vehicle, the second side being constructed and arranged so that in an inflated condition the roof rail air bag has a bulge portion which, during deployment in a vehicle, extends medially into the occupant cabin of the vehicle a distance greater than the remaining portion of the roof rail air bag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- 9. A product comprising a roof rail air bag having a bulge portion constructed and arranged to extend medially into an occupant cabin of a vehicle a distance greater than a remaining portion of the roof rail air bag.
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11. A product comprising a roof rail air bag having a bulge portion constructed and arranged to extend into an occupant cabin of a vehicle the bulge portion extending a distance so as to overlap at least a portion of an area to be protected or blocked by an inflated driver'"'"'s side frontal air bag or a passenger'"'"'s side frontal air bag.
- 12. A method comprising providing a roof rail air bag having a bulge portion constructed and arranged to extend medially into an occupant cabin of a vehicle a distance greater than the remaining portion of the roof rail air bag, folding one portion of the bulge portion over at least one other portion of the bulge portion and thereafter rolling the roof rail air bag up.
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14. A product comprising:
a bulge air bag constructed and arranged for deployment adjacent a portion of a roof rail air bag nearest an occupant cabin of a vehicle, the bulge air bag being constructed and arranged so that in an inflated condition the bulge air bag extends medially into the occupant cabin of the vehicle a distance greater than the roof rail air bag. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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