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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. 21, 1997
Filed:
May. 26, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
David J Davis, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2807283 ; 280731 ;
Abstract
A thermoplastic air bag cover is provided having a plurality of domes formed on its front cover which enclose switches of at least one multifunctional unitary switching module. Preferably, a pair of unitary multifunctional switching modules are provided and corresponding raised domes in the front cover sealingly enclose and protect the switches thereof and also serve as switch activation mechanisms. In a separate embodiment of the invention, a coupling mechanism is provided for both mechanically and electrically coupling the first and second unitary switching modules together in order to facilitate assembly of the resulting air bag cover.