Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1995-09-11
1996-05-28
Ellis, Christopher P.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
2807431, B60R 2124
Patent
active
055204139
ABSTRACT:
A new and improved multi-cell, partitioned, air bag for cushioning engagement with an occupant in a motor vehicle when the air bag is rapidly inflated with gas. The air bag is formed of thin, flexible, pervious sheet material having an inlet for receiving gas at a forward end and a rearwardly facing cushioning surface formed for engaging the vehicle occupant when the air bag is inflated. A flexible, internal wall or partition extends between the inlet and the cushioning surface for dividing the air bag into an upper or head cushioning cell or chamber adapted for engaging the occupant's head and a lower, or torso cushioning cell or chamber adapted for cushioning the occupant's torso. Vents are provided for reducing the inflation pressure in the upper chamber relative to the lower or torso chamber to reduce or prevent head injury and abrasion yet provide a desired level of energy absorption for cushioning the occupant's torso.
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Garner Brett R.
Mossi Gilbert D.
Ellis Christopher P.
Morton International Inc.
Peterson Philip C.
White Gerald K.
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