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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2011
Kurt F. Fischer, Leonard, MI (US);
Daniele Aranzulla, Essingen, DE;
Martin Burkhardtsmaier, Schwaebisch Gmund, DE;
Kurt F. Fischer, Leonard, MI (US);
Daniele Aranzulla, Essingen, DE;
Martin Burkhardtsmaier, Schwaebisch Gmund, DE;
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Washington, MI (US);
Abstract
An inflatable vehicle occupant protection device () for being inflated between an instrument panel () and a seat () of the vehicle () is provided. The protection device () includes a front portion () that has a panel () presented towards the vehicle seat (), a rear portion () adjacent the instrument panel (), and top and bottom portions () interconnecting the front portion () and the rear portion () to define an inflatable volume (). A pocket () defines an uninflated volume () outside of the inflatable volume (). The pocket () is defined by a single panel () of the protection device (). The panel () extends along a centerline () and includes an extension () of material on each side of the centerline (). The extensions () overly one another and are interconnected along a seam () to form the pocket ().