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INFLATABLE SAFETY DEVICE

  • US 3,706,462 A
  • Filed: 05/28/1970
  • Issued: 12/19/1972
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/28/1970
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In combination a. a seat belt for a vehicle;

  • b. an inflatable bag of burst resistant, flexible sheet material;

    c. means operable to inflate the bag with gas under pressure;

    d. a container to which the base of the bag is secured and releasably confining said bag in collapsed condition prior to its inflation and permitting automatic release of said bag during its inflation, said container being adjustably secured to the belt between its ends;

    e. an opening in an exposed portion of the container walls and through which the expanding bag is passed during its inflation;

    f. a panel impositively confined in said opening and expelled therefrom during inflation of the bag; and

    g. buckle means in said seat belt, the container being an integral part of the buckle.

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