Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-23
2005-08-23
Culbreth, Eric (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
C280S742000, C280S743200
Reexamination Certificate
active
06932384
ABSTRACT:
An air bag module, having a housing with at least one vent opening; an inflatable cushion being stored in an un-deployed position in the housing; an inflator for inflating the inflatable cushion, the inflator being in fluid communication with the inflatable cushion; a deployable member being configured to cover the at least one vent opening; a tether element being secured to the inflatable cushion at one end and the deployable member at the other; an actuator adapted to restrain or release the tether element wherein the deployable member is pulled away from the at least one vent opening when the actuator releases the tether, the at least one vent opening is in fluid communication with the inflatable cushion when the deployable member is pulled away.
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Conlee James K.
Damian Steven A.
Waid Bryan T.
Webber James L.
Culbreth Eric
Delphi Technologies Inc.
McBain Scott A.
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