Integrated airbag restraint
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1. A restraint system for a seat, the restraint system comprising:
- a first portion formed from a first material and including a first end fixed for movement with the seat and a second end attached to one of a buckle and a tongue and movable relative to the seat, said first portion including at least three segments extending along an entire length of said first portion between said first end and said second end formed by folding said first material along at least two fold lines that extend substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said first portion; and
a second portion attached to one of said at least three segments of said first portion and formed from said first material, said second portion operable between a pre-deployed state and an inflated state.
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Abstract
A restraint system for a seat is provided and may include a first portion formed from a first material and having a first end fixed for movement with the seat and a second end movable relative to the seat. A second portion may be integral with or attached to the first portion, may be formed from the first material, and may be operable between a pre-deployed state and an inflated state.
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1. A restraint system for a seat, the restraint system comprising:
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a first portion formed from a first material and including a first end fixed for movement with the seat and a second end attached to one of a buckle and a tongue and movable relative to the seat, said first portion including at least three segments extending along an entire length of said first portion between said first end and said second end formed by folding said first material along at least two fold lines that extend substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said first portion; and a second portion attached to one of said at least three segments of said first portion and formed from said first material, said second portion operable between a pre-deployed state and an inflated state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. In a restraint system for a seat, a seatbelt includes a first belt segment, a second belt segment, and a latch mechanism that selectively couples said first belt segment to said second belt segment to restrain an occupant in the seat, said first belt segment or said second belt segment being formed from an airbag-cushion material that includes a first portion attached at a first location to an anchor and at a second location to said latch mechanism and a second portion selectively movable from a pre-deployed state to an inflated state, said first portion including at least three segments extending along an entire length of said first portion between said first location and said second location and formed by folding said airbag-cushion material along at least two fold lines that extend substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said first portion.
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