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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2019
Autoliv Asp, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Mark L. Enders, Pleasant View, UT (US);
Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Abstract
Airbag cushions and related assemblies configured to protect the lower extremities of a driver by deploying about the contours of a steering column shroud. In some embodiments, the assembly may comprise an inflatable cushion configured to be deployed adjacent to a vehicle steering column to provide protection to a driver's lower extremities during an impact event. The cushion may comprise a primary inflation chamber, a first supplemental inflation chamber fluidly coupled with the primary inflation chamber and configured to deploy on a left side of the vehicle steering column adjacent to the driver's left lower extremity, and a second supplemental inflation chamber fluidly coupled with the primary inflation chamber and configured to deploy on a right side of the vehicle steering column adjacent to the driver's right lower extremity.