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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 06, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Merle K Ricks, Layton, UT (US);
Matt D Malone, Hooper, UT (US);
Roger T Lee, Willard, UT (US);
David A Stites, Ogden, UT (US);
Assignee:
Morton International, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2807431 ; 280731 ;
Abstract
A driver's side airbag module of reduced thickness includes a housing, a cylindrical inflator, and a folded airbag. The airbag is first folded into a rectangle and the ends of the rectangle are thereafter folded or rolled to lie between the periphery of the inflator and the side walls of the housing. The thickness of the resulting module is not substantially greater than the height of the inflator.