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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2008
Applicants:
Peter L. Vigeant, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
Robert A. Parks, Berkley, MI (US);
David L. Geyer, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Tanja Kryzaniwskyj, Warren, MI (US);
Inventors:
Peter L. Vigeant, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
Robert A. Parks, Berkley, MI (US);
David L. Geyer, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Tanja Kryzaniwskyj, Warren, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An example airbag arrangement includes an airbag moveable between an expansion-constrained position and an expanded position. The airbag includes a contact face. A tether has a first tether end connected adjacent an upper portion of the contact face and a second tether end anchoring the tether. The tether holds the contact face in a substantially vertical position.