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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2011
Raj S. Roychoudhury, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Michael James Best, Newmarket, CA;
Timothy W. Chapman, Etobicoke, CA;
Rimas Ciplijauskas, Etobicoke, CA;
Changize Sadr, North York, CA;
Ali Totonchian, Toronto, CA;
Raj S. Roychoudhury, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Michael James Best, Newmarket, CA;
Timothy W. Chapman, Etobicoke, CA;
Rimas Ciplijauskas, Etobicoke, CA;
Changize Sadr, North York, CA;
Ali Totonchian, Toronto, CA;
Salflex Polymers Ltd., Weston, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
This invention is in the field of safety devices to lessen injuries arising from impact in vehicles, particularly automobiles. A bolster which may be employed to reduce impact severity to passengers from either frontal or side impacts is activated by impact sensing devices. The housing of the bolster has a lateral length L. Upon activation, the bolster is inflated with an activating fluid and extends the lateral length L of bolster upon activation.