Inflatable vehicle occupant protection device
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1. Apparatus comprising:
- an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device including a panel and a patch attached to said panel;
said panel having slits defining inflation fluid vents;
said patch having slits defining inflation fluid vents aligned with and in series with said vents in said panel and;
each of said slits in said panel defining a free edge of a respective vent flap in said panel, each of said slits in said patch defining a free edge of a respective vent flap in said patch, said slits in said patch being arranged to extend generally co-extensively along said slits in said panel such that said vent flaps in said panel and said vent flaps in said patch are alike and are arranged in overlapping pairs.
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Abstract
An inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) includes a panel (56) and a patch (80) attached to the panel (56). The panel (56) has slits (62) defining inflation fluid vents. The patch (80) has slits (84) defining inflation vents in series with the vents in the panel (56).
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device including a panel and a patch attached to said panel; said panel having slits defining inflation fluid vents; said patch having slits defining inflation fluid vents aligned with and in series with said vents in said panel and; each of said slits in said panel defining a free edge of a respective vent flap in said panel, each of said slits in said patch defining a free edge of a respective vent flap in said patch, said slits in said patch being arranged to extend generally co-extensively along said slits in said panel such that said vent flaps in said panel and said vent flaps in said patch are alike and are arranged in overlapping pairs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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Current AssigneeTRW Limited (Zeppelin - Stiftung der Stadt Friedrichshafen)
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Original AssigneeTRW Limited (Zeppelin - Stiftung der Stadt Friedrichshafen)
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InventorsO'Docherty, James K.
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Primary Examiner(s)Mai, Lanna
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Assistant Examiner(s)RESTIFO, JEFFREY J
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Application NumberUS09/039,345Time in Patent Office683 DaysField of Search280/737, 280/743.1, 280/738, 280/728.1, 280/739US Class Current280/739CPC Class CodesB60R 21/239 characterised by their vent...
