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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:
Jul. 17, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald R Lauritzen, Hyrum, UT (US);
Michael J Ward, Howell, MI (US);
Scott R Anderson, Syracuse, UT (US);
Assignee:
Morton Thiokol, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280732 ; 280743 ; 220 / ; 220 / ; 220375 ;
Abstract
A lightweight can assembly for housing and protecting the gas generator and inflatable bag of a passenger side restraint system includes a tether in the bag flush with the mouth of the can and at its center which retains the spreading forces at the mouth of the can upon bag deployment. This allows for a lighter section at the mouth of the can and eliminates the need for flanges along the sides of the can, which flanges would undesirably increase the envelope.