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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1999
Pongdet P. Wipasuramonton, Rochester, MI (US);
Robert Tobian, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Breed Automotive Technology, Inc., Lakeland, FL (US);
Abstract
An inflatable cushion (,) includes a first panel (,) and a second panel (,) attached together along a peripheral joint. The joint (,) is subjected to a shearing or peeling load upon inflation of the cushion tending to separate the panels. Each of the first and second panels includes a first layer (,) of flexible structural material and a second (,) bondable layer. A reinforcement (,) is provided to prevent the joint (,) from separating. The reinforcement includes first (,) and second (,) strips of material, each having a structural layer (,) and a bondable layer (,). The first and second strips are sewn together at a seam (,) to retard separation of the strips. The seam (,) separates each of the strips into two portions. The structural layers of the strips face each other and the bondable layers of the strips face outwardly abutting a corresponding bondable layer of one of the first and second panels. The bondable layers of the first and second strips are joined on one or both sides of the seam to a corresponding bondable layer of the first and second panels.