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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:
Oct. 29, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Martin Lindstrom, Stenkullen, SE;
Assignee:
General Engineering (Netherlands) BV, Utrecht, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2807432 ; 2807431 ;
Abstract
An inflatable bag to protect a driver or passenger in a motor vehicle is provided with one or more tear elements which do not form part of the bag defining the boundary between the interior of the bag and the exterior of the bag. The tear elements initially limit the interior volume of the bag but, tear as the bag is inflated, thus increasing the permissible interior volume of the bag.