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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Autoliv Asp, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Inventor:
Kurt L. Gammill, Layton, UT (US);
Assignee:
AUTOLIV ASP, INC., Ogden, UT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/16 (2006.01); B60R 21/2338 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/2338 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23384 (2013.01);
Abstract
Airbag cushion assemblies comprising tether release functionality. Some embodiments may comprise an airbag housing comprising an airbag housing opening configured to receive a squib. An airbag cushion may be coupled with the airbag housing and a tether comprising a tether opening may be coupled with at least a portion of the airbag cushion. A squib may be positioned to extend through the tether opening and positioned within the airbag housing opening. The squib may be configured to, upon actuation, separate to release the tether.