Inflation assembly for variable profile air bag

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2005-07-19

2005-07-19

Dunn, David R. (Department: 3616)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

C280S736000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06918614

ABSTRACT:
An assembly of efficient construction and operation to hold restraining air bag tethers to a shortened operative length under a first set of conditions and to extend such tethers under a second set of conditions. The extension of the restraining tethers is carried out in conjunction with the delivery of an increased volume of inflating gas to the air bag cushion. The air bag assembly may be operated using as few as two activatable initiators to activate inflation stages while simultaneously controlling tether length to effect delivery of a proper volume of inflation gas for a desired cushion profile.

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