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Frontal air bag system

  • US 6,991,258 B2
  • Filed: 02/20/2002
  • Issued: 01/31/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A frontal air bag system for a vehicle, comprising:

  • an air bag module having a housing, said housing having at least one vent extending therethrough;

    an air bag operatively connected to said air bag module;

    an inflator disposed in said air bag module for inflating said air bag with an inflation gas; and

    at least one tether interconnecting said air bag and either one of said housing and said inflator to cause some of the inflation gas to vent through the at least one vent of said housing to atmosphere outside of said air bag, wherein the at least one tether is configured to only allow venting during an initial deployment of the air bag and thereafter the tether is pulled by the air bag to a position wherein the tether no longer allows venting through the at least one vent of the housing.

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