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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1998
Pongdet P Wipasuramonton, Rochester, MI (US);
Robert Tobian, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Michael J Lachat, Shelby, MI (US);
Martin Kubiak, Shelby Township, Macomb County, MI (US);
Breed Automotive Technology, Inc., Lakeland, IL (US);
Abstract
A side impact crash protection and rollover system comprising: a web guide attachable to a pillar of a vehicle; a seat belt system having a shoulder belt portion supported by and extending from the web guide, the shoulder belt portion adapted to be secured about a seated occupant; an air bag assembly including an air bag initially stored in an uninflated or folded condition adjacent the web guide and when inflated is positioned adjacent the pillar, the air bag including a first channel for receiving a portion of the shoulder belt portion.