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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masato Kuretake, Shiga, JP;
Takayasu Zushi, Shiga, JP;
Motonobu Kitagawa, Shiga, JP;
Kazuhiko Yamakawa, Shiga, JP;
Yoshimi Okamoto, Shiga, JP;
Sawayo Uda, Shiga, JP;
Assignee:
Takata Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2807431 ; 2807432 ;
Abstract
An air bag consists of a front panel and rear panel. An inflater mounting opening is provided at the central portion of the rear panel. The rear panel and the front panel are connected to each other at a vicinity of the center thereof by threads. The threads allow the air bag to extend sideward at first, and then the threads are chopped so as to allow the air bag to extend forward.