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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2005
Filed:
May. 09, 2003
Applicant:
Brian Ford, Mt. Clemens, MI (US);
Inventor:
Brian Ford, Mt. Clemens, MI (US);
Assignee:
Key Safety Systems, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31F001/00 ; B60R021/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An airbag is folded by attaching a line located inside the airbag to a front side an airbag and extending the line across a guide. The airbag is then compacted around the guide and the line. The line is then placed in communication with a sensor. The line may be a flexible element having an optical pattern read by the sensor. During the folding process, the line may be reeled into a sensor housing.