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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2001
Thomas L. Peer, Marysville, MI (US);
William P. Braun, Romeo, MI (US);
Thomas Osentoski, Marysville, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus ( ) comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device ( ) inflatable in a first direction away from a vehicle roof ( ) into a position between a side structure ( ) of the vehicle ( ) and a vehicle occupant. An elongated member ( ) is connected to the side structure ( ) and has a first end ( ), an opposite second end ( ) and a length measured between the first and second ends. An element ( ) is connected to the protection device ( ) and at least partially encircles the elongated member ( ). The element ( ) is slidable along the elongated member ( ) in the first direction when the protection device ( ) is inflated. The element ( ) includes at least one portion ( ) that engages the elongated member ( ) and blocks the element from sliding along the elongated member in a direction opposite the first direction.