Airbag check valve
US5957493A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/23324
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A check valve for an airbag cushion assembly permitting inflation gas to be rapidly received into an airbag cushion chamber from an inflation gas source through an inflation gas inlet opening in the fabric of the airbag cushion chamber and preventing flow of inflation gas back through the inflation gas inlet opening comprises a main fabric panel with a plurality of pleatable or foldable fabric tabs extending from a portion of the main fabric panel of the check valve and being non-rupturably secured to the fabric of the airbag cushion chamber.
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