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Self-adjusting tether strap for inflatable curtain

  • US 6,695,347 B2
  • Filed: 11/29/2001
  • Issued: 02/24/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An air-bag arrangement for use in a motor vehicle, the arrangement comprising:

  • an inflatable element comprising an inflatable part, an edge part, an upper region, and a lower region;

    connectors to secure the edge part of the inflatable element to the motor vehicle;

    an inflator adapted to inflate the inflatable part of the inflatable element; and

    a tether arrangement comprising;

    an elongated tether having first and second ends thereof, wherein the first end is secured to a part of the inflatable element adjacent the upper region of the inflatable element, and wherein the second end is secured to the motor vehicle, a guide located adjacent one end of the inflatable element and adjacent the lower region of the inflatable element, the tether passing movably through the guide; and

    a catching portion adapted to permit the tether to move through the guide in one direction and to prevent the tether from moving through the guide in an opposite direction.

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