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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2001
Shawn Gregory Ryan, Dayton, OH (US);
Connie M. Hardig, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Margaret Ann Fisher, Huber Heights, OH (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A supplemental restraint assembly for a vehicle having a side impact air bag with an interwoven self-tensioning tether/lace. A side air bag is secured to the vehicle roof rail between the front and rear pillars. A tether/lace extends between and is secured to the front and rear pillars. The tether/lace is secured to the air bag and traverses a plurality of spaced-apart guides formed at discrete points along the air bag. When the side impact air bag is inflated the distance between the guides increases thereby taking up slack in the tether/lace thereby inducing tension therein. The air bag is thus held firmly in place when inflated and allows the tether/lace to be stored up through the pillars and along the roof rail in a non-deployed stored state.