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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean-Jacques Laporte, La Rochelle, FR;
Eric Tassily, L'Houmeau, FR;
Frederic Muttin, La Rochelle, FR;
Assignee:
GEC Alsthom Transport SA, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280748 ; 280770 ; 293107 ;
Abstract
In a device with inflatable members for protecting vehicles against impacts, once inflated, the inflatable members are disposed alongside each other so as to have a general shape substantially identical to the general shape of the area of the vehicle to be protected. The inflatable members each have a general shape enabling them to be interleaved laterally with the two directly adjacent inflatable members.