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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1993
Scott L Hansen, Huntsville, UT (US);
Kurt E Kottke, Bountiful, UT (US);
Makoto Kan, Wako, JP;
Hitoshi Higuchi, Wako, JP;
Iwao Imaizumi, Wako, JP;
Morton International, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A break-away retaining flap for containing a deflated, folded-up airbag in a rigid housing of an airbag module while a pivotable cover is attached with fasteners to close an open end of the housing comprises a sheet of thin flexible woven fabric material having a first portion designed for attachment to the housing on a line spaced away from the open end and a second portion adapted to be secured onto a row of fasteners adjacent the open end of the housing while the cover is attached. The retaining flap holds the folded-up airbag in place in the housing during the assembly process and prevents crimping, binding or damage when the cover is installed at final assembly. The retaining flap has a weakened portion intermediately between the first and second attached portions defining a tear-away line adapted to facilitate break-away of the retaining flap into at least two parts when the airbag is inflated without impeding the rapid inflation of the airbag during deployment.