Patent · US Expired

Air-bag arrangement

US5568938A · kind A · utility

15Cited by
9References
16Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 8, 1993
Grant dateOct 29, 1996
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2021/23386
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An inflatable bag to protect a driver or passenger in a motor vehicle is provided with one or more tear elements which do not form part of the bag defining the boundary between the interior of the bag and the exterior of the bag. The tear elements initially limit the interior volume of the bag but, tear as the bag is inflated, thus increasing the permissible interior volume of the bag.

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