Patent · US Expired

Air bag fold and method

US5605350A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 30, 1995
Grant dateFeb 25, 1997
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Expiry dateMay 30, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R21/203
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A supplemental restraint system including an air bag for use in a vehicle to restrain an occupant during a sudden deceleration or collision. The air bag is folded in a fashion to facilitate reducing lateral deployment until the air bag deploys a predetermined distance when inflated by the inflator.

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