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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Joseph Lachat, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Brian K Genslak, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Takata Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2807431 ;
Abstract
An airbag folding pattern in which a portion of the airbag deploys vertically above or vertically below the airbag module retainer is folded so that it is located forward of the portion of the airbag that deploys directly forward of the retainer. By locating the portion of the bag that is vertically displaced forward of the remaining portion of the bag, the time necessary to deploy the airbag to position is reduced.