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Inflatable personal restraint systems and associated methods of use and manufacture

US7665761B1 · kind B1 · utility

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207References

26Claims

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Assignee

AmSafe, Inc. · US

Inventors

Thomas J. Green · San Leandro, US
Kevin J. Keeslar · Chandler, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 27, 2008
Grant date	Feb 23, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 27, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2022/027
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Inflatable restraint systems for restraining an occupant in a vehicle are disclosed herein. A personal restraint system configured in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes an airbag carried by a web. The web has an end portion operably coupled to the vehicle and is configured to extend around a portion of the occupant. The airbag includes a first inflatable chamber in fluid communication with a second inflatable chamber. The first inflatable chamber extends adjacent to a portion of the web when inflated, and the second inflatable chamber extends outwardly from the first inflatable chamber adjacent to a portion of the occupant when inflated.

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