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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2007
Joseph P. Wieczorek, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Timothy O. Hamlin, Warren, MI (US);
Bryan Busha, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Joseph P. Wieczorek, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Timothy O. Hamlin, Warren, MI (US);
Bryan Busha, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Irvin Automotive Products, Inc., Pontiac, MI (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly for use with a side airbag having a tearable seam in a vehicle seat is disclosed. The connector assembly includes a clip member having a slot near one end thereof and an inner chute connected to the clip member via the slot. The connector assembly also includes a rod releaseably secured to the clip member. An outer chute is connected to the rod and the seam on the opposite end thereof. The chute will allow for proper guidance of the airbag during deployment from the seat in a crash situation.