Automotive outboard air bag system

Details Automotive outboard air bag system Automotive outboard air bag system

2005-04-19

2005-04-19

Dickson, Paul N. (Department: 3616)

Motor vehicles

With means for promoting safety of vehicle, its occupant or...

Responsive to engagement of portion of perimeter of vehicle...

C280S730100, C280S743200

Reexamination Certificate

active

06880666

ABSTRACT:
An automotive outboard air bag system (30) is provided in which an elongate tubular air bag (33) is inflated to deploy upwardly from the vicinity of a front pillar lower end portion (18a), the air bag so inflated to deploy is made to extend along an outer surface (18b) of a front pillar (18), and a strap (35) which is shorter than the overall length (L2) of the air bag (33) is allowed to extend from an upper end (33b) to a lower end (33a) of the air bag (33) so as to face the outer surface (18b) of the front pillar (18).

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