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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2005
David M. Shilliday, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Lih-sheng Kang, Chandler, AZ (US);
Gregory A. Mowry, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Gregory B. Grace, Mesa, AZ (US);
John F. Bartell, Apache Jet, AZ (US);
David M. Shilliday, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Lih-Sheng Kang, Chandler, AZ (US);
Gregory A. Mowry, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Gregory B. Grace, Mesa, AZ (US);
John F. Bartell, Apache Jet, AZ (US);
Zodiac Automotive US Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Abstract
Inflatable devices principally for vehicle occupant protection are addressed. Included among the devices are curtains or other cushions () with braided portions () along their lower edges () designed to form semi-rigid members when deployed. Unlike commercially-available vehicle curtains, inflation occurs from the bottom (where the semi-rigid member is formed) upward. The devices additionally optionally may include inflatable nodes () within the curtains () or otherwise extending from the cushions.