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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
May. 06, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dan Lohavanijaya, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/116 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/116 ;
Abstract
An apparatus (,) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (,). The vehicle occupant protection device (,) has a stored condition and an inflated condition in which the occupant protection device extends across an upper portion (,) of a vehicle windshield (,). The occupant protection device (,) has first and second end portions (,) located adjacent first and second A pillars (,) of the vehicle when in the inflated condition. An inflator (,) emits inflation fluid to inflate the occupant protection device (,) from the stored condition to the inflated condition. The inflator (,) is mounted in one of the first and second A pillars (,) of the vehicle.