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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Autoliv Asp, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Inventors:
John F. Witt, Jr., Clinton Township, MI (US);
David W. Schneider, Waterford, MI (US);
Michael Kutchey, Ortonville, MI (US);
Jamie R. Fritz, Macomb, MI (US);
Assignee:
Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/215 (2011.01); B60R 21/20 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Some airbag assemblies can include a housing, an airbag, and a cover. The cover can include a tear seam that is configured to break to permit the airbag to exit the housing. The tear seam can include discrete break columns at which the tear seam ruptures.