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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Raymond Niederman, Dayton, OH (US);
Jeffrey Allen Welch, Washington, MI (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/122 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/122 ;
Abstract
An inflatable curtain structure for deployment within the interior of a transportation vehicle. The curtain structure includes a main body portion and an inflatable portion above the main body portion. The curtain structure is attached to the roof rail of the vehicle at locations of attachment extending in a hinge forming pattern between the main body portion and the inflatable portion above the main body portion such that upon inflation of the inflatable curtain structure the inflatable portion disposed above the main body portion expands in cushioning relation between the roof rail and the occupant.