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Side impact air bag seat-integrated reaction surface panel

  • US 6,003,938 A
  • Filed: 05/09/1996
  • Issued: 12/21/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A material cover (27) adapted to cover a vehicle seat (22) having a seat back (26) with a front surface (28), a rear surface (32) and a side surface (30), comprising:

  • one or more panels for covering the seat back wherein said at least one panel including a side panel (30'"'"') adapted to cover the side surface of the seat, the side panel having a predetermined rate of elongation; and

    first means (50,50'"'"') for effectively decreasing the elongation of the side panel (30'"'"') to localize stress in the side panel (30'"'"') to encourage the side panel to tear along a generally predetermined line in response to the inflating air bag (46), wherein the first means includes a flexible, multi-sided reinforcement panel (50) secured on an inside of the side panel (30'"'"').

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