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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:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Andreas Westrich, Schwedelbach, DE;
Assignee:
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2807302 ; 2807283 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to an automotive vehicle element that is capable of receiving a safety cushion and that has an envelope equipped with a seam that can be ripped as the result of the effect of the cushion's inflation. According to the invention, it includes a pocket that is constructed so as to receive the cushion, the pocket having an opening whose edges are attached to the lips of the rippable seam.