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Airbag assemblies with constrained stabilizer straps

  • US 9,010,804 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2013
  • Issued: 04/21/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An airbag assembly comprising:

  • a housing that defines a deployment opening and a stabilizer opening;

    an inflatable airbag cushion coupled to the housing and configured to be deployed from the housing through the deployment opening; and

    a stabilizer strap coupled to the inflatable airbag cushion, the stabilizer strap comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is coupled to and disposed directly on an exterior surface of the inflatable airbag cushion and wherein the second portion extends distally from the first portion and is not disposed directly on the exterior surface of the inflatable airbag cushion, the stabilizer strap extending from an interior of the housing to an exterior of the housing through the stabilizer opening, wherein the second portion of the stabilizer strap comprises a first stopping element that is configured to be positioned at the interior of the housing to interact with the housing to restrict an amount of the stabilizer strap that is permitted to extend to the exterior of the housing, and wherein the second portion comprises a second stopping element that is configured to be positioned at the exterior of the housing and to interact with the housing to remain at the exterior of the housing throughout deployment of the airbag cushion.

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