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Seat side airbag seam

US8210567B2 · kind B2 · utility

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51References

8Claims

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Assignee

Irvin Automotive Products, LLC · US

Inventors

Joseph P. Wieczorek · Lake Orion, US
Timothy Owen Hamlin · Warren, US
William B. Berghoff · Brighton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 18, 2006
Grant date	Jul 3, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 9, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2021/2076
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A seam for use in a seat of a vehicle having a side airbag that deploys through a cover of the vehicle seat. The seam including a first material and a second material joined to the first material. A monofilament member used to join the first material to the second material. The monofilament member will allow for quicker and easier tearing of the seam thus allowing for more complete and quicker deployment of the airbag through the vehicle seat cover to protect the occupant from contact with interior surfaces of a vehicle.

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