Inflatable restraint apparatus
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1. An air bag system comprising:
- a single elongated container, the elongated container having an outer surface and an inner surface;
the elongated container having an air bag receptacle, the air bag receptacle containing an air bag;
the elongated container having an inflator receptacle, an inflator contained in the inflator receptacle, the inflator having an outer surface and an outlet end portion;
wherein the airbag receptacle and inflator receptacle are partially separated by a collar, the collar comprising a sloped portion that directs a gas from the inflator outlet end portion into the air bag, and an aperture through which the inflator outlet end portion extends.
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Abstract
An inflatable restraint apparatus for an automotive vehicle includes an air bag deployment door formed in a trim panel. The air bag deployment door outer surface has an area of 5 in2 to 35 in2, and at least a portion of the perimeter comprises a frangible marginal edge. The frangible marginal edge includes a frangible length, and at least 20% of the frangible length is non-linear. The apparatus also includes an air bag dispenser containing an air bag a volume of at least 90 liters. The air bag dispenser includes an elongated container having an air bag receptacle containing an air bag and an inflator receptacle containing an inflator.
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1. An air bag system comprising:
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a single elongated container, the elongated container having an outer surface and an inner surface;
the elongated container having an air bag receptacle, the air bag receptacle containing an air bag;
the elongated container having an inflator receptacle, an inflator contained in the inflator receptacle, the inflator having an outer surface and an outlet end portion;
wherein the airbag receptacle and inflator receptacle are partially separated by a collar, the collar comprising a sloped portion that directs a gas from the inflator outlet end portion into the air bag, and an aperture through which the inflator outlet end portion extends. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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