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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:
Mar. 23, 1976
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1973
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masanobu Tsutsumi, BOTH OF, Toyota, JA;
Kiyoshi Hanai, BOTH OF, Toyota, JA;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2801 / ; 280 / ;
Abstract
An inflatable type occupant restraint device for an automobile or the like, comprising a gas bag box secured to the central part of a steering wheel, a gas bag folded up within the gas bag box, and a wheel pad sewn on the outside surface of the gas bag. The wheel pad is detachably and fittingly engaged with the gas bag box. The lower part of the gas bag communicates with a gas passage leading to a gas injection unit. In case of the collision of the automobile or the like, the gas bag is inflated without causing the wheel pad to fly off.