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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alexander Büsgen, Wuppertal, DE;
S. Jay Cross, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Edward Lee Morris, Jr., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Lowell William Roemke, Tempe, AZ (US);
William Lewis Walthall, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
The B. F. Goodrich Company, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/118 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/118 ;
Abstract
A passenger restraint system ( ) for an occupant of a vehicle ( ) includes an inflatable belt portion comprising a seamless hollow inflatable textile member that becomes inflated upon the occurrence of a collision. The inflatable textile member may vary in size and construction along its length. The belt portion ( ) tightens against the occupant's body when the inflatable belt portion becomes inflated.