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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:
Jul. 06, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Xiaoping Xu, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Key Safety Systems, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/116 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/116 ;
Abstract
A steering wheel assembly has a steering wheel and an airbag disposed about the steering wheel. The airbag is contained within an airbag housing spaced from an airbag inflator to form a gap between the airbag inflator and the airbag housing. A shield selectively bridges the gap between the airbag inflator and the airbag housing.