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US 11,077,817 B1Granted
Airbag assembly inflatable from seat bottom
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDean M. Jaradi, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammad Omar Faruque, Anil Kalra
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Abstract
An assembly includes a seatback and a seat bottom. The seat bottom has a seat bottom frame. The seat bottom frame has a front side spaced from the seatback, a first side extending between the seatback and the front side, and a second side spaced from the first side and extending between the seatback and the front side. An airbag is supported by the front side and inflatable to an inflated position. An external tether extends from the airbag to the seatback.
Claims20
An assembly comprising:
- a seatback and a seat bottom, the seat bottom having a seat bottom frame;
- the seat bottom frame having a front side spaced from the seatback, a first side extending between the seatback and the front side, and a second side spaced from the first side and extending between the seatback and the front side;
- an airbag supported by the front side and inflatable to an inflated position;
- an external tether extending from the airbag to the seatback;
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- the airbag includes an inflatable portion and a non-inflatable portion, the inflatable portion supporting the non-inflatable portion.
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An assembly comprising:
- a seatback and a seat bottom, the seat bottom having a seat bottom frame;
- the seat bottom frame having a front side spaced from the seatback, a first side extending between the seatback and the front side, and a second side spaced from the first side and extending between the seatback and the front side;
- an airbag supported by the front side and inflatable to an inflated position;
- an external tether extending from the airbag to the seatback;
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- a second external tether spaced from the external tether and extending from the airbag to the seatback.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.