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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1999
Kevin J. Boxey, Columbianville, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus (,) for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle (,) which has a side structure (,) and a roof (,) comprises a vehicle occupant protection device (,). The vehicle occupant protection device (,) is inflatable in a first direction away from the roof (,) into a position between the side structure (,) of the vehicle (,) and a vehicle occupant. An inflator (,) provides inflation fluid for inflating the vehicle occupant protection device (,). An element (,) is connected to a C pillar (,) of the vehicle (,) and is movable in the first direction along the C pillar. The element (,) is connected to the vehicle occupant protection device (,) and is movable with the vehicle occupant protection device in the first direction. A latch (,) blocks movement of the element (,) in a direction opposite the first direction.