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Twist prevention apparatus and method for an inflatable airbag curtain

  • US 7,125,038 B2
  • Filed: 10/27/2003
  • Issued: 10/24/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An airbag assembly, comprising:

  • an inflatable curtain having a gas inlet for receiving a gas guide and at least one mounting location for mounting the inflatable curtain to a vehicle; and

    a stiffening member having a stiffness greater than the inflatable curtain, the stiffening member extending adjacent the at least one mounting location and along a length of the inflatable curtain such that the stiffening member is connectable to the gas guide, wherein the stiffening member is a bar-shaped elongated flat member.

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