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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2017
Felters of South Carolina, Llc, Roebuck, SC (US);
Vernon J. Lowe, Greenback, TN (US);
FELTERS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC, Roebuck, SC (US);
Abstract
Vehicle safety devices, seam tapes for use in safety airbags along with their methods of formation and use are provided. The vehicle safety device can comprise an airbag and a pyrotechnic device positioned within working proximity to an aperture defined in the airbag and configured to fill the interior space of the airbag with a gas upon ignition. The vehicle safety device can also comprise a seam tape positioned over the seam joining a first fabric section and a second fabric section of the airbag. The seam tape can be configured to melt enough to flow into the needle puncture holes formed along the seam upon ignition of the pyrotechnic device.