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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2002
Kurt F. Fischer, Oxford, MI (US);
John G. Bauer, Troy, MI (US);
David F. Sutter, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Kurt F. Fischer, Oxford, MI (US);
John G. Bauer, Troy, MI (US);
David F. Sutter, New Baltimore, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus () for helping to protect a vehicle occupant () includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device () having a stored, deflated condition and an inflated condition for helping to protect the occupant. An inflator () provides inflation fluid to inflate the protection device (). The apparatus () also includes a flap () made of fabric material. The flap () is stored with the protection device (). The flap () is deployed by inflation of the protection device () into a position engaging and covering a head () of the vehicle occupant for guiding deployment of the protection device () over the head of the occupant.