Releasable tether retention system
AssigneeTk Holding Inc.
InventorBruce A. Stevens
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Abstract
A releasable tether retention system is provided. The system includes a housing, a cutting member slidably coupled to the housing, and a tether holder secured to the tether for attaching a tether to the housing. At least a first portion of the tether holder is coupled to the housing along a path of sliding motion of the cutting member so as to enable the cutting member to at least partially sever the tether holder during sliding motion of the cutting member. A vehicle occupant protection system and an airbag module including the releasable tether retention system are also disclosed.
Claims10
A releasable tether retention system comprising:
- a housing;
- a cutting member slidably coupled to the housing;
- a tether holder secured to the tether for attaching a tether to the housing, at least a first portion of the tether holder being coupled to the housing along a path of sliding motion of the cutting member so as to enable the cutting member to at least partially sever the tether holder during sliding motion of the cutting member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.