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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2005
Angelo Adler, Armada, MI (US);
Robert R. Debbs, Yale, MI (US);
Angelo Adler, Armada, MI (US);
Robert R. Debbs, Yale, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Washington, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle occupant protection apparatus () includes an inflatable occupant protection device () and a member () that defines a deployment opening () through which the inflatable occupant protection device () is inflatable. The vehicle occupant protection apparatus () also includes a cover () having an attachment portion () and a deployment door portion (). The attachment portion () is securable to the member () for positioning the deployment door portion () for closing the deployment opening (). The cover () also includes a rupturable portion (and) that ruptures for enabling inflation of the inflatable occupant protection device () through the deployment opening (). At least a part of the rupturable portion (and) is formed at a union of the attachment portion () and the deployment door portion ().