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Air bag assembly

  • US 6,382,660 B1
  • Filed: 04/07/2000
  • Issued: 05/07/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An air bag assembly in a vehicle having a front structural member, the assembly comprising:

  • an inflator for generating gas;

    an air bag cushion deployable upon generation of gas by the inflator; and

    a gas conduit providing a gas path for transferring the gas from the inflator to the air bag cushion, the gas conduit comprising an expandable member extending along at least a length of the front structural member, wherein the front structural member comprises an A-pillar formed of inner, middle, and outer A-pillar sheets and an interior trim disposed thereabout, the air bag cushion being disposed between the inner A-pillar sheet and the interior trim.

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