Trw Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.

Jennifer J Kowalak

Kevin L Ruedisueli

Darin K Hill

An apparatus () helps to protect an occupant () of a vehicle () that has a roof (), a side structure (), and a trim piece () overlying the side structure (). The apparatus () includes an inflatable curtain () that is inflatable away from the vehicle roof () to a position adjacent the side structure () of the vehicle (). A deployment ramp () includes a mounting member () that helps to support the inflatable curtain () in a stored condition. A deployment member () helps to direct the inflatable curtain () to deploy inboard of the trim piece (). A co-extruded joint interconnects the mounting member () and the deployment member ().

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Sterling Heights, MI, United States of America

Jennifer J Kowalak