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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2010
Kurt F. Fischer, Leonard, MI (US);
Douglas M. Gould, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Simon Kramer, Schorndorf, DE;
Daniele Aranzulla, Essingen, DE;
Martin Burkhardtsmaier, Schwaebisch Gmund, DE;
Jochen Weiss, Abtsgmuend, DE;
Bernd Issler, Schorndorf, DE;
Kurt F. Fischer, Leonard, MI (US);
Douglas M. Gould, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Simon Kramer, Schorndorf, DE;
Daniele Aranzulla, Essingen, DE;
Martin Burkhardtsmaier, Schwaebisch Gmund, DE;
Jochen Weiss, Abtsgmuend, DE;
Bernd Issler, Schorndorf, DE;
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Washington, MI (US);
Abstract
An air bag module () includes an air bag () having a deflated condition and an inflated condition and a structure () for supporting the air bag. A first tether () has a first end connected to the structure via an actuatable fastener () and an opposite second end connected to the air bag (). A second tether () having a first end secured to the first tether () by a releasable connection () at a location between the first and second ends of the first tether. The second tether has a second end connected to a deployable portion of the air bag ().