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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2006
Applicants:
Paul Finch, Northville, MI (US);
Gary Mullen, Farmington, MI (US);
Steven Sic, Livonia, MI (US);
William Bauer, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Paul Finch, Northville, MI (US);
Gary Mullen, Farmington, MI (US);
Steven Sic, Livonia, MI (US);
William Bauer, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An airbag ring for mounting an airbag assembly to an instrument panel including an airbag ring portion having a first aperture. The first aperture being dimensioned to allow an airbag to pass through the first aperture during airbag deployment and a duct mounting portion integral with the airbag ring portion, the duct mounting portion having a second aperture.