GRAB HANDLE BRACKET
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Abstract
An A-pillar grab handle attachment bracket configured to connect a grab handle to an A-pillar structure of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The bracket comprises a first flange, a second flange, and a body portion connecting the first and second flanges. The first flange is configured to couple to the grab handle and the second flange is configured to couple to the A-pillar structure of the motor vehicle. The first and second flanges are spaced apart and the body portion extends between the first and second flanges and at least partially defines a channel configured to receive an inflatable portion of a side air curtain bag of the motor vehicle, such that the inflatable portion of the airbag deploys through an open side of the channel between the first and second flanges.
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1-32. -32. (canceled)
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33. An A-pillar grab handle attachment bracket comprising:
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a first flange, a second flange, and a body portion connecting the first and second flanges, the first flange adapted to couple to a grab handle and the second flange adapted to couple to an A-pillar structure of a motor vehicle; wherein the first and second flanges are spaced apart, and the body portion extends between the first and second flanges to at least partially define a channel adapted to receive an inflatable portion of a side air curtain bag of the motor vehicle, such that the inflatable portion of the side air curtain bag deploys through an open side of the channel between the first and second flanges. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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- 40. A bracket comprising a first flange coupled to a handle, a second flange spaced apart from the first flange and coupled to an A-pillar structure, and a body portion connecting the first and second flanges and extending there between to at least partially define a channel receiving an inflatable portion of an airbag, wherein the inflatable portion of the airbag deploys through an open side of the channel between the first and second flanges.
- 45. An A-pillar assembly comprising a grab handle, an A-pillar structure, a bracket, and a side air curtain bag of the motor vehicle, the bracket further comprising a first flange coupled to the grab handle, a second flange coupled to the A-pillar structure, and a body portion connecting the first and second flanges, wherein the first and second flanges are spaced apart, and the body portion extends between the first and second flanges to at least partially define a channel configured to receive the airbag, such that the inflatable portion of the airbag deploys through an open side of the channel between the first and second flanges.
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