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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2008
Nathaniel J. Dennis, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Brent T. Elkin, Imlay City, MI (US);
Amy L. Klinkenberger, Highland, MI (US);
Nathaniel J. Dennis, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Brent T. Elkin, Imlay City, MI (US);
Amy L. Klinkenberger, Highland, MI (US);
TK Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
An airbag module for a vehicle includes an airbag cushion, an inflator to inflate the airbag cushion, a sleeve connected to the airbag cushion and a tether configured to pass through the sleeve. A first end of the tether is anchored to a portion of the airbag cushion, module, or a structure of the vehicle and a second, opposite end of the tether is capable of passing through at least a portion of the sleeve during deployment of the airbag. The tether and sleeve are configured to initially restrain the deployment of the airbag cushion to provide a knee bolster, after which the tether is configured to unlace within the sleeve to release the restraint on the airbag cushion.
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