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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1998
Hiroshi Nemoto, Mesa, AZ (US);
Hiroshi Nemoto, Mesa, AZ (US);
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for enclosing an air bag () on a steering wheel () includes an inner cover () at least partially enclosing the air bag () and having a tear seam central portion () along which the inner cover ruptures upon inflation of the air bag (). An outer cover () at least partially encloses the inner cover () and the air bag () and includes a tear seam central portion () with a length substantially equal to the length of the tear seam central portion () in the inner cover (). A horn switch () is disposed between the inner and outer covers (and) for effecting operation of a horn. The horn switch () includes first and second tear seams () aligned with the tear seam central portions (and) in the inner and outer covers (and). The first and second tear seams () in the horn switch () have a combined length substantially less than the length of each of the tear seams (and).
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