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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2005
AL A. Saberan, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Joseph C. Popek, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Ali Emam Bakhsh, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Daniel R. Sutherland, East Pointe, MI (US);
Paul A. Bowers, Ray, MI (US);
Michael J. White, Jr., Dryden, MI (US);
Al A. Saberan, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Joseph C. Popek, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Ali Emam Bakhsh, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Daniel R. Sutherland, East Pointe, MI (US);
Paul A. Bowers, Ray, MI (US);
Michael J. White, Jr., Dryden, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Washington, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus () for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle () includes at least one inflatable vehicle occupant protection device () including a first portion () inflatable to cover a first portion () of a vehicle and a second portion () inflatable to cover a second portion () of a vehicle. A single inflator () provides inflation fluid to inflate the protection device (). A first conduit () has a portion terminating in the first portion () of the protection device (). A second conduit () has a portion terminating in the second portion () of the protection device (). The first and second conduits (and) are adapted to move relative to each other from a first condition in which the conduits are positioned for installation in the vehicle () to a second condition in which the conduits are positioned next to each other.