Patent · US Expired

Arrangement for protecting an occupant of a vehicle

US5112079A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 1, 1990
Grant dateMay 12, 1992
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Expiry dateJun 1, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2021/0006
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An inflatable bag is provided to protect an occupant of a motor vehicle. The bag is mounted within the structure of a seat of a vehicle and, when inflated, the bag is located between the occupant of the vehicle sitting on that seat and the side of the vehicle, with the center of that part of the bag which contacts the occupant of the vehicle being substantially aligned with the center of gravity of the torso of that occupant.

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