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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:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2000
Michelle M. Abraham, Macomb, MI (US);
Andrew M. Haig, Ferndale, MI (US);
Anthony C. Burgi, Rochester, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus (,) for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle (,) having a seat (,) for the occupant and a vehicle side structure (,) comprises an air bag module (,) including an air bag (,) inflatable into a position between the occupant and the vehicle side structure. The apparatus (,) also comprises a bracket (,) for supporting the air bag module (,) on the vehicle seat (,). The bracket (,) comprises a first bracket portion (,) connectable to the seat frame (,), and a second bracket portion (,) for mounting the module (,). The bracket (,) includes a hinge (,) disposed intermediate the first and second bracket portions (,) and interconnecting the first and second bracket portions. The hinge (,) enables the second bracket portion (,) to pivot relative to the first bracket portion (,) during inflation of the air bag (,) to affect the direction in which the air bag deploys from the vehicle seat (,).