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Window mounted air bag

  • US 5,992,877 A
  • Filed: 04/30/1998
  • Issued: 11/30/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An occupant restraint system for a vehicle comprising:

  • a vehicle window adapted to be installed in a vehicle, said window having an interior surface facing the interior of the vehicle when installed;

    an inflatable cushion adapted to inflate under predetermined conditions from a collapsed, uninflated state to an inflated state to cushion a vehicle occupant in the event of a vehicle collision;

    a gas generating device in communication with said cushion and adapted to inflate said cushion with gas under predetermined conditions to said inflated state;

    said cushion including a transparent portion disposed on at least a portion of said interior surface of said vehicle window when in said collapsed statewhereby said transparent portion can inflate to inhibit the occupant from colliding with said window and other objects adjacent to said window in the event of a collision.

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