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Inflatable curtain

  • US 6,234,516 B1
  • Filed: 06/07/1999
  • Issued: 05/22/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle which has a side structure and a roof, said apparatus comprising:

  • an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device having a stored position extending along the side structure adjacent to the roof of the vehicle, said vehicle occupant protection device having first and second portions inflatable into a position between the side structure of the vehicle and a vehicle occupant, said second portion being folded and overlying said first portion; and

    an inflator for providing inflation fluid for inflating said vehicle occupant protection device;

    said second portion unfolding when inflated into a position overlying a pillar of the vehicle, said second portion covering at least a portion of said pillar.

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