Seat bottom mounted airbag assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsRaed Essa EL-Jawahri, Anil Kalra, Kevin Michael Pline, Robert William McCoy, Kevin Siasoco, Derek Board
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AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsRaed Essa EL-Jawahri, Anil Kalra, Kevin Michael Pline, Robert William McCoy, Kevin Siasoco, Derek Board
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A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom and an airbag supported by the seat bottom. The airbag is inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag in the inflated position includes a middle portion extending seat-forward from the seat bottom. The airbag in the inflated position includes a first forward portion extending laterally from the middle portion. The first forward portion is spaced from the seat bottom. The airbag in the inflated position includes a first wing portion spaced from the middle portion and extends seat-rearward from the first forward portion. The airbag includes an inflation chamber extending in the middle portion, the first forward portion, and the first wing portion.
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The vehicle seat as set forth in claim 20, wherein, in the inflated position, the middle portion is supported by the seat bottom, the first forward portion is supported by the middle portion, and the first wing portion is supported by the first forward portion.
The vehicle seat as set forth in claim 20, wherein the middle portion, the first forward portion, and the first wing portion are unitary.
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The vehicle seat as set forth in claim 20, wherein the seat bottom defines a leg area seat forward of the seat bottom, the leg area being configured to receive the legs of an occupant of the vehicle seat, the middle portion extending into the leg area, and the leg area being between the first forward portion and the seat bottom when the airbag is in the inflated position.
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A vehicle seat comprising:
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.