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Dashboard top mounted vehicle air bag assembly

  • US 5,306,043 A
  • Filed: 10/24/1991
  • Issued: 04/26/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/24/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An inflatable vehicle air bag comprising:

  • a bag formed of flexible material and having an internal fluid cavity;

    said bag being inflatable to a predetermined three dimensional configuration when fluid under pressure is directed into said fluid cavity;

    said bag comprising a pair of main panels having an interconnection with each other which enables the main panels to bow outward relative to each other as the bag is inflated, the interconnection including at least one expansible end pleat which interconnects respective portions of the main panels and enables the portions of the main panels to separate from each other as the bag is inflated;

    said bag having a fluid opening to enable fluid under pressure to be directed into said fluid cavity; and

    said bag further comprising means for causing one of said main panels to bend at a predetermined location, said means consisting essentially of a bend pleat formed in said one of said main panels;

    said bend pleat comprising a folded loop of said one of said main panels, said folded loop including at least two layers of flexible material, said two layers of flexible material being fastened to each other;

    the capability of said main panels to bow outward relative to each other and the bending of said one main panel caused by said bend pleat at least partially contributing to said predetermined three dimensional configuration of said bag as said bag is inflated to said predetermined configuration.

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