Air bag device
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1. An air bag device comprising:
- a pad;
an air bag holder;
an air bag located between said pad and said air bag holder;
said air bag being folded in a first folded position and having a breakable band wrapped around a central portion of the folded air bag in said first folded position, wherein at least a portion of said air bag is further folded in an orthogonal direction over said breakable band to form a second folded position.
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Abstract
The air bag device comprises a folded air bag which can be expanded by gas. The air bag is wrapped with a breakable band during folding. Thus, amount, rate and direction of expansion of the air bag can be regulated and controlled during the initial stages of deployment.
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13 Claims
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1. An air bag device comprising:
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a pad; an air bag holder; an air bag located between said pad and said air bag holder;
said air bag being folded in a first folded position and having a breakable band wrapped around a central portion of the folded air bag in said first folded position, wherein at least a portion of said air bag is further folded in an orthogonal direction over said breakable band to form a second folded position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An air bag device comprising:
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a pad; an air bag holder; an air bag located between said pad and said air bag holder;
said air bag being folded orthogonally at a first pair of opposite lateral edges of said air bag to define a first folded position;a breakable band wrapped around a central portion of said air bag in said first folded position; said air bag orthogonally folded over at least a portion of said breakable band by a second pair of opposite lateral edges of said air bag to define a second folded position. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An air bag and breakable band assembly comprising:
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an air bag; and a breakable band, wherein said air bag is folded in a first folded position and wherein said breakable band is wrapped around a central portion of the folded air bag in said first folded position, and wherein at least a portion of said air bag is further folded in an orthogonal direction over said breakable band to form a second folded position. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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