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Air cushion restraint device having reinforced inflation attachment

  • US 5,064,218 A
  • Filed: 07/30/1990
  • Issued: 11/12/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An air cushion occupant restraint system for a motor vehicle of the type having an inflator for generating an inflation gas, comprising:

  • an air bag defining an internal volume which is filled with said inflation gas in the event of vehicle impact, said air bag including an inflation gas opening for enabling said inflator to discharge said inflation gas into said air bag, said air bag including a retainer ring affixed to said air bag generally circumscribing said inflation gas opening and having a plurality of posts arranged around said retainer ring, andmounting means for securing said air bag to said vehicle including a support structure coupled to said motor vehicle and a clamping ring which cooperate to clamp said air bag and said retainer ring between said support structure and said clamping ring around said inflation gas opening, and wherein at least one of said support structure or said clamping ring includes a plurality of apertures which receive said retainer ring posts.

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