Safety apparatus
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1. A safety apparatus for cushioning a person seated on a vehicle seat which is movable relative to a body of a vehicle, the vehicle seat having a back cushion portion and a bottom cushion portion, said safety apparatus comprising:
- an air bas which is inflatable from a storage condition to an extended condition, said air bag having means for extending between a hip of the person seated on the vehicle seat and the door of the vehicle when said air bag is in its extended condition;
first inflator means for providing gas to inflate the air bag from the storage condition to the extended condition; and
means for mounting said air bag and said first inflator means on the vehicle seat and entirely beneath the bottom cushion portion of the vehicle seat for movement with the vehicle seat relative to the body of the vehicle.
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A safety apparatus includes an air bag 32 which is inflatable to an extended condition disposed between a hip 38 of a person 12 seated on a vehicle seat 14 and a door 16 of the vehicle. An inflator assembly 22 provides gas to inflate the air bag. The inflator assembly 22 and the air bag 32 are mounted on the vehicle seat 14 for movement with the vehicle seat relative to the body of the vehicle.
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1. A safety apparatus for cushioning a person seated on a vehicle seat which is movable relative to a body of a vehicle, the vehicle seat having a back cushion portion and a bottom cushion portion, said safety apparatus comprising:
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an air bas which is inflatable from a storage condition to an extended condition, said air bag having means for extending between a hip of the person seated on the vehicle seat and the door of the vehicle when said air bag is in its extended condition; first inflator means for providing gas to inflate the air bag from the storage condition to the extended condition; and means for mounting said air bag and said first inflator means on the vehicle seat and entirely beneath the bottom cushion portion of the vehicle seat for movement with the vehicle seat relative to the body of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A safety apparatus for cushioning a person seated n a vehicle seat which is movable relative to a body of a vehicle, the vehicle seat having a back cushion portion and a bottom cushion portion, said safety apparatus comprising:
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an air bag which is inflatable from a storage condition to an extended condition, said air bag having means for extending between a hip of the person seated on the vehicle seat and the door of the vehicle when said air bag is in its extended condition; first inflator means for providing gas to inflate the air bag from the storage condition to the extended condition; and means for mounting said first inflator means on the vehicle seat and entirely beneath the bottom cushion portion of the vehicle seat for movement with the vehicle seat relative to the body of the vehicle.
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