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Braided fabric structure for seamless fabric confinements

  • US 5,046,759 A
  • Filed: 04/07/1989
  • Issued: 09/10/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/07/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An air bag restraint system for protecting an occupant of a vehicle during a collision comprising:

  • a seamless inflatable confinement adapted for attachment to said vehicle and being inflatable upon collision of said vehicle, said confinement being constructed from a seamless fabric comprising braided fibers or yarns; and

    inflating means for inflating said inflatable confinement with a fluid upon the occurrence of a collision;

    wherein said confinement is inflated by said inflating means to a predetermined shape upon a collision, said shape being determined by characteristics of said braided fabric.

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