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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey C. Paddock, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/232 (2011.01); B60R 21/2338 (2011.01); B60R 21/213 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/232 (2013.01); B60R 21/213 (2013.01); B60R 21/2338 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23386 (2013.01);
Abstract
An assembly includes an airbag having an inflation chamber. The inflation chamber is defined by a first inflatable section, a second inflatable section, and a duct fluidly connecting the first inflatable section and the second inflatable section. A tether is external to the inflation chamber. The tether has a cinching loop encircling the duct. The tether has a tail extending from the cinching loop and the tail is fixed to the airbag.