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Venting canister for airbag system

  • US 7,445,236 B2
  • Filed: 10/05/2005
  • Issued: 11/04/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An airbag system for a vehicle comprising:

  • a canister for housing an airbag, the canister defining a vent hole;

    a canister vent valve arranged over the vent hole; and

    a tether coupled between an airbag resident in the canister and the vent valve,wherein the canister vent valve is a ball valve comprising;

    a tether pin coupled to the tether and a mobile valve element,wherein the tether pin is withdrawable from the mobile valve element in accordance with tether tension.

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