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Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026

Filed:

Jan. 20, 2025
Applicant:

Zf Passive Safety Systems Us Inc., Washington, MI (US);

Inventors:

Uriah Horton, North Branch, MI (US);

Daniel Rodriguez, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

Assignee:

ZF Passive Safety Systems US Inc., Washington, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/217 (2011.01); B60R 21/0136 (2006.01); B60R 21/207 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/2176 (2013.01); B60R 21/0136 (2013.01); B60R 21/207 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01204 (2013.01); B60R 2021/2076 (2013.01);
Abstract

A soft cover for packaging an assemblage of an inflator and a side airbag in a stored condition to form an airbag module for installation in a vehicle, The soft cover is formed as a sheet of material including a central portion configured to form a loop that encircles the inflator and side airbag. A first end portion of the sheet extends from the central portion and is configured to wrap over the inflator and side airbag, closing a first open end of the loop formed by the central portion. The first end portion includes an inflator connector opening configured to be fitted over a connector housing of the inflator, leaving the inflator connector housing exposed outside the airbag module.


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