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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2013
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Edward Joseph Abramoski, Canton, MI (US);
Sean West, Monroe, MI (US);
Pardeep Kumar Jindal, Canton, MI (US);
Djamal Eddine Midoun, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An airbag having a base end, a front panel and at least one panel opposing the front panel, the airbag having a cutout in the front panel, an inner perimeter of the cutout having first and second sides, a first panel having first and second edges, the first edge of the first panel is attached to the first side of the cutout, a second panel having third and fourth edges, the third edge is attached to the second edge of the first panel and the fourth edge is attached to the second side of the cutout, wherein the first and second panels define a slit in cutout of the front panel, and a tether attached along a backside of the slit and attached to an inner surface of the at least one panel opposing the front panel of the airbag.