Device for deflating and restraining inadvertently deployed vehicle airbag
First Claim
1. A safety device for mounting on an automobile steering wheel for preventing injury caused by inadvertent deployment of an airbag, said safety device comprising:
- a rigid, shield member, having a front side and a back side;
at least one cutting member carried by said back side of said shield member;
a cage member defining a steering wheel receptor depending from said back side of said shield member and receives a first portion of the steering wheel;
at least one brace member disposed on the back side of the shield member; and
a locking member carried by said shield member for receiving a second portion of the steering wheel and for fixing said safety device to the steering wheel in a positive locking manner, wherein said locking member cooperates with said cage member and is in spaced relation from said cage member.
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Abstract
A safety device for restraining and deflating an airbag. The safety device 10 is intended to be used by rescue personnel at vehicle accident scenes to prevent the risk of injury to rescue personnel and/or an accident victim from an inadvertent deployment of a vehicle'"'"'s driver'"'"'s side self-inflating restraint, commonly referred to, and referred to herein, as an airbag. The safety device 10 is securable to a conventional steering wheel 12 and provides a rigid barrier between the steering wheel 12 and a rescuer or accident victim. The safety device 10 includes a rigid, shield member 15, having a front 17 side and a back side 18. At least one cutting member 20 for rupturing the airbag upon deployment is disposed on the back side 18 of the shield member 15. A cage member 30 depends from the back side 18 of the shield member 15 and receives a first portion 32 of the steering wheel 12. The cage member 30 cooperates with a locking member 50, and is in spaced relation from the locking member 50 which receives a second portion of the steering wheel 12, in order to fix the safety device 10 to the steering wheel 12 in a positive locking manner.
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20 Claims
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1. A safety device for mounting on an automobile steering wheel for preventing injury caused by inadvertent deployment of an airbag, said safety device comprising:
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a rigid, shield member, having a front side and a back side;
at least one cutting member carried by said back side of said shield member;
a cage member defining a steering wheel receptor depending from said back side of said shield member and receives a first portion of the steering wheel;
at least one brace member disposed on the back side of the shield member; and
a locking member carried by said shield member for receiving a second portion of the steering wheel and for fixing said safety device to the steering wheel in a positive locking manner, wherein said locking member cooperates with said cage member and is in spaced relation from said cage member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A safety device for mounting on an automobile steering wheel for preventing injury caused by inadvertent deployment of an airbag, said safety device comprising:
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a rigid, shield member, having a front side and a back side;
a plurality of cutting members carried by said back side of said shield member;
a cage member defining a steering wheel receptor depending from said back side of said shield member and receives a first portion of the steering wheel, wherein said cage member is defined by an elongated cross bar supported in spaced relation from said shield member by leg members depending from said shield member;
at least a pair of brace members disposed in spaced relation to one another on the back side of the shield member; and
a locking member carried by said shield member for receiving a second portion of the steering wheel and for fixing said safety device to the steering wheel in a positive locking manner, wherein said locking member cooperates with said cage member and is in spaced relation from said cage member. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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