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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2009
Applicants:
Peter L. Vigeant, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
David Laird Geyer, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Robert Andrew Parks, Berkley, MI (US);
Inventors:
Peter L. Vigeant, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
David Laird Geyer, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Robert Andrew Parks, Berkley, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An airbag includes end panels sewn onto opposite ends of the airbag. The end panels include side tabs and a center tab. The side tabs hook onto a retainer. The center tab is sewn to the airbag adjacent the opening in the retainer to pull the airbag against the concave inner surface of the retainer, thereby eliminating bunching and folding of airbag material at the interface of the retainer and inflator.