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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:
Jan. 12, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1991
Scott A Kelley, Anchorville, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety System Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
An inflatable air bag restrains a vehicle occupant when inflated. The air bag comprises a first portion having a first plurality of folds disposed in a stacked relationship. The first portion of the air bag includes a surface area which is to be adjacent the torso of the occupant when the air bag is inflated. A second portion of the air bag has a second plurality of folds disposed in a stacked relationship. The second portion of the air bag includes a surface area which is to be adjacent the vehicle windshield when the air bag is inflated. A part of the air bag extends along the first plurality of folds for retarding an initial flow of inflating fluid into the first portion of the air bag and for directing an initial flow of inflating fluid into the second portion of said air bag.
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