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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2007
Applicant:
Nathaniel J. Dennis, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Inventor:
Nathaniel J. Dennis, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Assignee:
TK Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/233 (2006.01); B60R 21/231 (2006.01); B60R 21/23 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tension cushion air bag includes an outer chamber configured to receive a gas such that the outer chamber has an inflated volume. The outer chamber includes a front panel and a rear panel. The tension cushion air bag also includes an inner chamber formed at least in part by the front panel of the outer chamber and at least in part by a front panel patch mounted to the front panel. The inner chamber includes a non-inflated volume which is formed as a result of the inflated volume of the outer chamber.