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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gary R LaLonde, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2807283 ; 280732 ; 2807431 ;
Abstract
A vehicle occupant safety apparatus (10) includes an inflatable air bag (14) folded and stored in a chamber (18) in a container (12). The air bag (14) has a plurality of folded portions (122, 126) when in the folded condition in the container (12). Adhesive material (130) releasably interconnects abutting folded portions (122a, 122b) to minimize shifting of the folded air bag (14). Preferably, other adhesive material (170) releasably interconnects flaps (100, 102) which cover the side (164) of the folded air bag (14) closest to the container door (68).