Knee bolster

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2006-10-24

2008-10-28

Culbreth, Eric (Department: 3616)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

C280S751000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07441806

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle knee bolster assembly including a cross member extending laterally across a vehicle and a knee bolster including a frame having a closed cross sectional configuration with a hollow interior. The knee bolster further has a plurality of partition walls dividing the interior of the frame so as to form, together with the frame, a plurality of inner frames each having a closed cross sectional configuration and a hollow interior. The plurality of inner frames define at least two crush zones that collapse sequentially as the knee bolster is forcibly deflected.

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