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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2002
Applicant:
Dean M. Bayer, Anderson, IN (US);
Inventor:
Dean M. Bayer, Anderson, IN (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An elongated housing for use with an airbag module is provided. The housing comprises a first wall, a second wall, a bottom wall joining the first and second walls such that a first width is defined by the housing, and a cushion deployment opening opposite the bottom wall. The cushion deployment opening is between a first edge of the first wall and a second edge of the second wall. The cushion deployment opening has a second width that is between about 90 percent of the first width and about 30 percent of the first width.