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Protector for vehicle occupant

  • US 3,941,404 A
  • Filed: 02/25/1975
  • Issued: 03/02/1976
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/1975
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A chest protector for a vehicle occupant comprising a substantially flat, hollow air chamber shaped to conform to the thorax and abdomen of the occupant, said chamber having a metal mesh interior lining and a fiber-reinforced exterior covering;

  • an air valve on said chamber establishing selective communication with the interior of the chamber for supplying pressurized air thereto; and

    seat belts to which said air chamber is rigidly secured for protective disposition against the lower chest and abdomen when the belts are buckled about the occupant.

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