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AssigneeTRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
InventorsThanh H. Quach, Mike P. Pionk, Ali Emam Bakhsh, Serena M. Lynch
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An apparatus (10) helps to protect an occupant (28) of a vehicle (12) that has a side structure (16) and a roof (18). The apparatus (10) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) that has a stored condition for being positioned along the vehicle roof (18). The protection device (14) is inflatable away from the vehicle roof (18) to a deployed condition positioned between the side structure (16) and a vehicle occupant (28). The protection device (14) further comprises a portion (38) for receiving an elongated member (94) for helping to place the protection device in the stored condition.
An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle that has a side structure and a roof, the apparatus comprising:
An apparatus for helping to place an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device in a stored condition in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising at least one forked member for maintaining a fold in the protection device while the protection device is placed in a cover.
A method for placing an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device in a stored condition, the method comprising the steps of:
A method for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle that has a side structure and a roof, the method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.