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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2004
Filed:
May. 02, 2001
Bruce R. Hill, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
Apparatus ( ) for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle ( ) that has a side structure ( ) and a roof ( ) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device ( ). The protection device ( ) is inflatable away from the vehicle roof ( ) into a position between the side structure ( ) of the vehicle ( ) and a vehicle occupant. The protection device ( ) includes first and second overlying panels ( and ) that are interconnected to define an inflatable volume ( ). The first panel ( ) includes a first predetermined number of layers of material ( ) and the second panel ( ) includes a second predetermined number of layers of material ( and ) greater than the first predetermined number of layers.