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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2001
Kurt F. Fischer, Oxford, MI (US);
John G. Bauer, Troy, MI (US);
Roy C. Turnbull, Shelby Township, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
An inflatable vehicle occupant protection device ( ) comprises flexible material defining an inflation fluid volume ( ) for receiving inflation fluid. The material includes a first panel portion ( ) on which is located a set of first points (A-D) and a second panel portion ( ) on which is located a set of second points (A′-D′). A rupturable stitching section ( ) holds the set of first points (A-D) closely adjacent the set of second points (A′-D′)when the device ( ) is in the deflated condition and when the device is in a partially inflated condition. The rupturable stitching section ( ) is rupturable in response to the application of a force greater than a predetermined force in response to inflation of the protection device ( ). Rupturing of the stitching section ( ) enables movement of the first panel portion ( ) away from the second panel portion ( ).