Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-20
2007-11-20
Ilan, Ruth (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
C280S743100
Reexamination Certificate
active
10431195
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus (10) for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle (12) includes an inflatable windshield curtain (14) inflatable away from the vehicle roof (40) to a position between the windshield (50) and a vehicle occupant. The windshield curtain (14) includes overlying panels (80and82) interconnected to define an inflatable volume (110) of the windshield curtain. The windshield curtain (14) includes a pleated portion in which at least one of the panels (80and82) has portions folded over to form at least one pleat (150) in the panel. In one embodiment, the windshield curtain (14) includes connections (154and180) that interconnect overlying folded portions of the at least one panel (80and82) along the at least one pleat (150). Portions of the at least one pleat between the connections (150and180) are unfoldable to allow expansion of the pleated portion upon inflation of the windshield curtain (14).
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Bakhsh Ali Emam
Bertossi Rico Scott
Ham Suk J.
Nayef Ayad E.
Saberan Al A.
Ilan Ruth
Tarolli, Sundheim Covell & Tummino LLP
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
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