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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lance M. Bosgieter, Roy, UT (US);
Ramesh Keshavaraj, LaGrange, GA (US);
Assignee:
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/116 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/116 ;
Abstract
A polygon-shaped air bag comprised of fabric for use in vehicle restraint systems is disclosed. The air bag is constructed from fabric panels in the shape of congruent, n-sided equiangular polygons, where n may be between five and eleven, but is preferably six or eight. The individual panels may be in the form of a single polygon, or in the form of two abutting polygons. The use of polygon-shaped panels allows for economical fabric utilization and increased fabrication efficiency, compared with panels having a circular shape.