Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1993-04-30
1994-08-30
Focarino, Margaret A.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
280740, B60R 2120, B60R 2126
Patent
active
053420810
ABSTRACT:
An air bag module (10) having a housing 12) having an open end (14) defined by first (20) and second (22) side walls and first (30) and second end walls (32); the first and second side walls and first and second end walls, proximate the open end, each comprising an extending boss (40a-d), each boss (40a-d) comprising at least one slit (42), each slit at a lower portion thereof including an enlarged portion (44); an air bag (50) including an inlet portion (52) approximately the size and shape of the housing open end (14), the air bag proximate ends of the inlet portion being formed with looped portions, each looped portion being inserted within a slit (42) in a corresponding boss (40a-d); a plurality of bars inserted within each looped portion of the air bag after the looped portion is within a designated slit, for preventing the looped portion from being dislodged therefrom; a cover (100) including a top (102) having a frangible tear portion (104) torn open upon inflation of the air bag, side walls (106a-d) and a lip portion (108) extending inwardly from each side wall (106a-d), the cover (100) fitted to the housing supporting each looped portion and bar within a corresponding slit.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4111457 (1978-09-01), Kob et al.
patent: 5184843 (1993-02-01), Berger et al.
patent: 5186492 (1993-02-01), Wright et al.
Allied-Signal Inc.
English Peter
Focarino Margaret A.
Seitzman Markell
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