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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2002
Jeffrey A. Jenkins, Shelby Township, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
An inflatable device ( ) has a vent ( ) for enabling venting of inflation fluid. A patch ( ) covers the vent ( ). A release thread ( ) releasably secures the patch ( ) to the device to close the vent ( ). A holding mechanism ( ) has a first condition in response to a sensor ( ) sensing a condition requiring venting of inflation fluid, and a second condition when venting is not required. The holding mechanism ( ) when in the first condition holds the release thread ( ) so that at least a portion of it pulls away from the patch ( ) and the device ( ), when the device inflates, thereby releasing the patch to open the vent ( ). The holding mechanism ( ) when in the second condition releases the release thread ( ) for movement with the patch ( ) in a direction away from the holding mechanism, when the device ( ) inflates.
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