Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-11
2009-10-27
Dickson, Paul N (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
C280S730200, C280S743100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07607683
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant (15or16) of a vehicle (17) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (10) and an inflation fluid source. The inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (10) has a stored, deflated position and an inflated position. The inflation fluid source provides inflation fluid to inflate the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (10). The inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (10) has a first panel portion (501) for, when the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (10) is inflated, protecting an adult size vehicle occupant (15). The inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (10) has a second panel portion (502) for, when the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (10) is inflated, defining a downwardly open pocket (520) for receiving a portion of a child size vehicle occupant (16).
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Eckelberg Eric J.
Fischer Kurt F.
Kramer Heather R.
Rodriguez Alberto
Sharma Amit
Brown Drew
Dickson Paul N
Tarolli, Sundheim Covell & Tummino LLP
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
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