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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth J. Kwasnik, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Lisandro Trevino, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Sean Bayle West, Monroe, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/20 (2011.01); B60R 21/2165 (2011.01); B60R 21/205 (2011.01); B60R 21/215 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/2165 (2013.01); B60R 21/205 (2013.01); B60R 2021/21537 (2013.01);
Abstract
An air bag housing includes a chute defining an upper perimeter with a first wall extending from the upper perimeter and a cover extending over the chute integrally from the upper edge. The cover defines a tear seam extending between opposite portions of the upper perimeter remote from the first wall and a hinge area extending between the opposite portions of the upper perimeter and disposed between the first wall and the tear seam.