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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:
Jun. 20, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Laura A Hawthorn, Vandalia, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2807431 ; 280732 ; 2807281 ;
Abstract
A supplemental inflatable restraint system including an air bag for use in a vehicle to restrain an occupant during an accident. The air bag is folded and placed in the module such that inflation of the air bag causes the air bag to be expelled from the module in a substantially folded condition whereby a contact face of the air bag defines a substantially flat or unfolded contact surface for initial contact with a vehicle occupant. The air bag is folded such that top and bottom edges thereof are rolled toward a central location on the air bag. During inflation, the rolled portions unroll upwardly and downwardly across the occupant.