Self-adjusting tether strap for inflatable curtain
US6695347B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/232
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air-bag arrangement for use in a motor vehicle is often secured to the vehicle at points extending along a non-linear line located above an opening in the vehicle. The arrangement incorporates an inflatable element, connectors to secure an edge part of the inflatable element to the vehicle, and an inflator to inflate the inflatable element. The air-bag arrangement also incorporates a tether arrangement including a tether of elongated form having first end secured to the inflatable element adjacent the connectors and the second end secured to the vehicle. The tether movably passes through a guide located adjacent one end and the lower region of the inflatable element. Advantageously, when the inflatable element is inflated, a lower region of the inflatable element is taut and, together with the tether, extends between the two opposed ends of the non-linear line.
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