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OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CUSHION

  • US 3,733,091 A
  • Filed: 05/12/1971
  • Issued: 05/15/1973
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/12/1971
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In combination with a vehicle body and a source of pressure fluid, an occupant restraint cushion comprising, a generally planar flexible base portion of predetermined shape, means mounting the base portion on the body for movement from a stored nonplanar position to an operative planar position over an adjacent backing portion of the vehicle body, pressure fluid inlet means for the base portion communicable with the pressure fluid source, means within spaced peripheral edge portions of the base portion providing inflatable pressure fluid receiving manifold means, inflatable passage means within the base portion communicating the inlet means with the manifold means to move the peripheral edge portions relative to each other and move the base portion to operative position, an inflatable flexible frontal portion including a plurality of adjacent cooperative pressure fluid receiving compartments, traversing the base portion between the spaced peripheral edge portions thereof, means communicating the compartments with the manifold means to inflate the compartments and advance the frontal portion relative to the base portion intermediate the manifold means, wall means interconnecting the remaining edge portions of the base portion and the compartments and defining therewith an ambient air receiving chamber, and means within the wall means permittiNg the induction of ambient air within the ambient air receiving chamber upon inflation and advance of the frontal portion relative to the base portion.

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