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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2002
Rick L. Halford, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Paul E. Chizenko, Mesa, AZ (US);
Jeffrey A. Jenkins, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Kurt F. Fischer, Oxford, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method of folding an air bag ( ) includes locating the air bag in a first configuration with front and back parts ( ) overlying each other and with a side part ( ) folded and extending outwardly from the front and back parts. First and second portions ( ) of the air bag ( ) are on opposite sides of a top to bottom centerline ( ). A retainer ( ) is located adjacent the top edge ( ) of the configuration. The air bag ( ) is folded from bottom to top to a second configuration in which it overlies and has a height corresponding to the height of the retainer ( ). The first and second portions ( ) of the air bag ( ) have portions ( ) that project laterally beyond the sides ( ) of the retainer ( ). The laterally projecting portions ( ) are moved laterally inward to overlie the retainer ( ), and the air bag ( ) has a width corresponding to the width of the retainer. The first portion ( ) of the air bag ( ) as thus folded is a mirror image, about the centerline ( ), of the second portion ( ).