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OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM

  • US 3,791,671 A
  • Filed: 11/10/1972
  • Issued: 02/12/1974
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/1972
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An occupant restraint system comprising, in combination, a source of high temperature pressure fluid, a diffuser communicable with the source for receipt of pressure fluid therefrom and including first and second pressure fluid outlets, an occupant restraint torso cushion of flexible material communicating with the first pressure fluid outlet for inflation therefrom, an occupant restraint knee cushion of flexible material located within the torso cushion and communicable with the second pressure fluid outlet for inflation therefrom, a flexible heat resistant member having a first portion located between the knee cushion and the second pressure fluid outlet and provided with means cooperating with the pressure fluid outlet to provide a seal between the outlet and the knee cushion permitting the flow of pressure fluid only from the diffuser to the knee cushion, the member including a second flap portion extending over the first pressure fluid outlet, the pressure fluid flowing through the first pressure fluid outlet moving the second portion of the member to one side thereof and holding this portion in engagement with an adjacent portion of the knee cushion to protect this portion of the knee cushion from the high temperature pressure fluid flowing through the first outlet.

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