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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2001
Peter Feldman, Almont, MI (US);
Garry Hayes, Rochester 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 ( ), a roof ( ), and A, B, C, and D pillars ( ) includes a first inflatable vehicle occupant protection device ( ) that is inflatable away from the vehicle roof into a position between the side structure of the vehicle and a vehicle occupant. The first inflatable vehicle occupant protection device ( ), when inflated, is positioned generally between only the C pillar ( ) and the D pillar ( ) of the vehicle ( ). The apparatus ( ) also includes an inflation fluid source ( ) for providing inflation fluid for inflating the first inflatable vehicle occupant protection device ( ).