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Air bag cover

  • US 4,995,638 A
  • Filed: 12/29/1989
  • Issued: 02/26/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An air bag cover which is used for an air bag apparatus having a bag adapted to be inflated in front of a seat occupant at a sudden deceleration of the vehicle speed and which covers said bag in a folded state, said air bag cover comprising:

  • a cover body having a predetermined thickness for covering said bag in the folded state;

    a first thin-walled portion which is provided in a portion of said cover body and is adapted to break at the time of the expansion of said bag so as to permit said bag to expand toward the seat occupant;

    a second thin-walled portion which is formed continuously with said first thin-walled portion and whose longitudinal direction differs from that of said first thin-walled portion; and

    a third thin-walled portion provided in a portion connecting together said first and second thin-walled portions and having a smaller thickness than those of said first and second thin-walled portions.

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