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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
James Frederick Pywell, Shelby Township, Macomb County, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/122 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/122 ;
Abstract
A roof liner assembly for cushioning vehicle occupants is disclosed. A folded fabric liner is anchored at one edge to the inside of the vehicle roof above the occupants' heads and stored above the passenger compartment head liner. Extendible means, such as a piston/cylinder, is stored in a body pillar and connected through a cable to the liner. The extendible means is activated to draw the stored liner over the head and shoulders of an occupant(s) in the event of a vehicle rollover or side impact collision.