Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-24
2001-03-20
Culbreth, Eric (Department: 3611)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
C280S729000, C280S743100, C280S743200, C280S749000, C280S751000, C280S753000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06203058
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an inflatable vehicle safety apparatus for helping to protect a vehicle occupant in the event of a side impact to a vehicle and/or a vehicle rollover.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It is known to inflate a vehicle safety apparatus to help protect a vehicle occupant in the event of a vehicle collision. One particular type of inflatable vehicle occupant protection device is an inflatable curtain that inflates from the roof of the vehicle downward inside the passenger compartment between a vehicle occupant and the side structure of the vehicle in the event of a side impact or rollover. Such an inflatable curtain is inflated from a deflated condition by inflation fluid directed from an inflator to the inflatable curtain through a fill tube.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle which has a side structure and a roof. The apparatus includes an inflatable curtain which is inflatable away from the roof into a position between the side structure of the vehicle and a vehicle occupant. The inflatable curtain, when inflated, extends fore and aft in the vehicle along the side structure of the vehicle. First and second inflatable members connect the inflatable curtain to the vehicle. An inflation fluid source provides inflation fluid for inflating the inflatable curtain and the first and second inflatable members. The first and second inflatable members are inflatable to resist movement of the inflatable curtain away from the side structure of the vehicle when the inflatable curtain is inflated.
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Arnold Aron
Butters Nathan R.
Elqadah Wael S.
Hill Bruce R.
Swann Timothy A.
Culbreth Eric
Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell Tummino & Szabo L.L.P.
TRW Inc.
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