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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2003
Applicants:
Bob L. Mcfalls, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Neal H. Delventhal, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Keith R. Ball, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bob L. McFalls, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Neal H. Delventhal, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Keith R. Ball, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Washington, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle occupant protection system () includes seat belt webbing () and a device () coupled to the seat belt webbing () for sensing tension in the seat belt webbing (). The device () is decoupled from the seat belt webbing () in response to the tension in the seat belt webbing () exceeding a predetermined threshold.