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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Zhibing Deng, Northville, MI (US);
Deepak Patel, Canton, MI (US);
Krishnakanth E. Aekbote, Novi, MI (US);
Yun Cai, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/232 (2011.01); B60R 21/2338 (2011.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/233 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/232 (2013.01); B60R 21/2338 (2013.01); B60R 21/23138 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0048 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23324 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23382 (2013.01);
Abstract
A restraint system includes a side curtain airbag and a tether. The side curtain airbag includes an outboard side and an inboard side, and the inboard side including a protrusion. The tether includes a central seam, a first extension attached at the outboard side, a second extension attached at the inboard side above the protrusion, and a third extension attached at the inboard side below the protrusion. The extensions are attached to each other at the central seam.