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Rotatable occupant restraint

  • US 5,360,231 A
  • Filed: 08/02/1993
  • Issued: 11/01/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An occupant restraint assembly for use in a vehicle conveying a passenger, the occupant restraint assembly comprising:

  • an inflator for generating gas;

    a bag for receiving and containing the gas generated by said inflator such that said bag may be inflated; and

    a hingedly mounted rotatable container for enclosing and supporting said inflator and said bag, said hingedly mounted rotatable container being mounted in a support structure opposing said passenger such that during inflation of said bag said hingedly mounted rotatable container rotates at least partially out of said support structure into an activated position during deployment of said bag between said passenger and said support structure.

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