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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2002
Applicants:
Shawn G. Ryan, Dayton, OH (US);
Steven A. Damian, Springboro, OH (US);
Inventors:
Shawn G. Ryan, Dayton, OH (US);
Steven A. Damian, Springboro, OH (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R021/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An airbag module, having a housing; an inflatable cushion being stored in an un-deployed position in the housing; an inflator for inflating the inflatable cushion, the inflator being in fluid communication with the inflatable cushion; a tension device; a tether element being secured to the inflatable cushion at one end and the tension device at the other; the tension device applies tension to the tether after the inflatable cushion is inflated to a first configuration by the inflator.