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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Mark O. Olson, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Mark O. Olson, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Key Safety Systems, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R021/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to an air bag and a method of forming the air bag. The invention comprises the steps of: a) partially constructing the air bag and leaving an opening at a determinable location at or near the periphery of the air bag to provide access to the interior thereof; b) inserting a tether into the interior of the bag through the opening; and c) securing one side of the tether to a first panel of the air bag and securing a second side of the tether to a second panel of the air bag; and closing the access opening.