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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2004
Applicants:
Jutta Schlosser, Achern, DE;
Ernst Wittmann, Hebertshausen, DE;
Inventors:
Jutta Schlosser, Achern, DE;
Ernst Wittmann, Hebertshausen, DE;
Assignee:
Autoliv Development AB, Vargarda, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/207 (2006.01); B60R 21/23 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A side air-bag for use in a motor vehicle is disclosed. The side air-bag is formed from two superimposed layers () of a laminar material such as fabric. Each layer () has a leading edge () and a trailing edge (). The air-bag includes at least one internal tether () which extends from the leading edges () to the trailing edges (), with the length d of the tether being less than the width D of the elements () forming the airbag between the leading edge () and a trailing edge () at a point where the tether () is positioned.