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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2000
Ernst M. Faigle, Dryden, MI (US);
Charles E. Steffens, Jr., Washington, MI (US);
John N. Clark, III, Ray, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
Apparatus ( ) for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle ( ) comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device ( ) inflatable away from the vehicle roof ( ) into a position between the side structure ( ) of the vehicle and a vehicle occupant. The protection device ( ), when inflated, has an upper edge ( ) positioned adjacent the roof ( ) and a lower edge ( ) spaced from the roof. The protection device ( ) also includes a guide ( ) and a flexible elongated member ( ) that extends through the guide and is slidable through the guide when the protection device is inflated. The member ( ) has two leg portions ( ) extending from the side structure ( ) of the vehicle ( ) to the protection device ( ) when the protection device is inflated.