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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1995
Paul E Chizenko, Mesa, AZ (US);
Elaine McDaniel, Mesa, AZ (US);
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
A vehicle safety apparatus (10) includes an air bag (20) having an axis (100) and a retainer (16) for supporting the air bag on the vehicle. When the air bag (20) is in a first folded condition, first and second parts (110, 120) of the air bag extend outward from a centerline (78) of the retainer (16) along the axis (100) on opposite sides of the retainer. When the air bag (20) is in a second folded condition, the first part (110) of the air bag (20) is folded along spaced apart first fold lines (130-134) to define a plurality of first folded portions (136-140) of the air bag which overlie each other. In the second folded condition, the second part (120) of the air bag (20) is folded along spaced apart second fold lines (150, 152) to define a plurality of second folded portions (154, 156) which overlie each other. An outermost first folded portion (136) is disposed closer to the vehicle occupant than any other of the first folded portions when the air bag (20) is mounted in the vehicle. First and second outermost second folded portions (154, 156) are disposed closer to the vehicle occupant than any other of the second folded portions when the air bag is mounted in the vehicle. The first and second outermost second folded portions (154, 156) overlie the outermost first folded portion (136).