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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Erik Hjerpe, Göteborg, SE;
Assignee:
Autoliv Development AB, Vargarda, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/122 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/122 ;
Abstract
An air-bag unit ( ) is adapted to be positioned on the floor pan of a vehicle in the foot-well, to be located beneath the feet of an occupant of the vehicle. The air-bag unit has an upper cover ( ) located above an air-bag. On inflation of the air-bag the cover ( ) is lifted from its initial position to an elevated position. The cover ( ) comprises two sections ( ) inter-connected by a hinge-line ( ). On inflation of the air-bag part of the cover ( ) adjacent the hinge-line ( ) is elevated so a greater extent than the portions of the cover which are remote from the hinge-line.