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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2001
Ali Emam Bakhsh, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Rico Scott Bertossi, Richmond, MI (US);
Ayad G. Nayef, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
An inflatable protection device ( ) includes a triangular front portion ( ) and a main portion ( ). The front portion ( ) includes a forward edge ( ), a rear edge ( ), and a bottom edge ( ). The front portion ( ) is connected to the main portion ( ) via a first inflation fluid passage ( ) positioned adjacent the bottom edge ( ). The front portion ( ) includes a plurality of inflatable chambers ( ) that have a tapered configuration with a narrow end ( ) and an opposite wide end ( ) positioned near the bottom edge ( ). Inflation fluid is directed into the main portion ( ), and the fluid enters the front portion ( ) through the first inflation fluid passage ( ). The chambers ( ) of the front portion ( ) when inflated contract in a direction transverse to the length of the chambers and help to tension the device ( ) along the length of the device.