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Side impact air bag system

  • US 5,895,070 A
  • Filed: 10/24/1997
  • Issued: 04/20/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A side impact air bag (20) comprising:

  • an inflatable lower chamber for protecting, when inflated, the thorax region of an occupant, the lower chamber including a neck or inlet portion through which inflation gas is received, a first end generally opposite the neck or inlet portion and a top which is angled or sloped upwardly from the neck portion to the first end,an inflatable upper chamber, having sides and ends, joined generally proximate the top for protecting, when inflated, the shoulder and head regions of the occupant, extending upwardly from the lower portion with at least one of the ends extending rearwardly, in the direction of the neck or inlet the lower chamber.

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