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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2004
Kazuhiro Abe, Berlin, DE;
Masayoshi Kumagai, Ika-gun, JP;
Yoshiki Murakami, Konan, JP;
Takata Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A knee bag to be inflated upwardly from below in front of legs of a vehicle occupant includes an upper part constituting a constant width portion having a substantially constant lateral width, and a lower part below the constant width portion having a lateral width decreasing toward a lower end. Tethers extending laterally are provided vertically in the knee bag in multistage, and an upper tether has a longer lateral length. Vent spaces are formed between respective lateral ends of the tethers and lateral edges of the knee bag. The uppermost tether is located in the vicinity of or above a boundary between the constant width portion and a narrow width portion.