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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1997
Daniel E Coleman, Mesa, AZ (US);
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
A vehicle occupant safety apparatus (10) for mounting on a portion of a vehicle (12) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (40). An inflator (30) is actuatable to supply inflation fluid to inflate the inflatable device (40). A cover (70) has a closed condition when the inflatable device (40) is in the deflated condition. The cover (70) is movable from the closed condition to an open condition upon inflation of the inflatable device (40). A wrap (100) is disposed within the cover (70) for maintaining the inflatable device (40) in the deflated condition prior to actuation of the inflator (30). The wrap (100) includes a portion (110) operable to actuate an electrically actuatable device of the vehicle, such as a vehicle horn (102).