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US 5,474,325 AGranted
Slide-in protective cover for passenger airbag module
AssigneeMorton International, Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Daines, Joseph L. Ralston, Larry D. Rose
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Abstract
The sidewalls of a reaction canister for a passenger-side airbag module define a pair of opposed, parallel channels on their inner surfaces. A protective cover in the form of a thin rectangular plastic body has two opposite edges thickened to form lobes. These lobes are inserted into the channels before the second end plate is attached to the canister.
Claims13
A reaction canister for an automotive airbag module which comprises:
- first and second substantially parallel sidewalls, each of said sidewalls including an inwardly facing surface defining a trough therebetween for enclosing a folded airbag;
- a first channel defined by the inwardly facing surface of said first sidewall;
- a second channel defined by the inwardly facing surface of said second sidewall;
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- a flexible cover in the form of a substantially rectangular, planar, body having opposed first and second side edges thicker than, and substantially coplanar with, said body and slidably inserted into, and retained within, the respective first and second channels to span said trough and protect an enclosed airbag.
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A reaction canister for an automotive airbag module which comprises:
- first and second substantially parallel sidewalls, each of said sidewalls including an inwardly facing surface defining a trough therebetween for enclosing a folded airbag;
- a substantially cylindrical first channel defined by the inwardly facing surface of said first sidewall;
- a substantially cylindrical second channel defined by the inwardly facing surface of said second sidewall;
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- a flexible cover in the form of a substantially rectangular, planar, body having opposed first and second substantially cylindrical side edges thicker than said body and slidably inserted into, and retained within, the respective first and second channels to span said trough and protect an enclosed airbag.
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A reaction canister for an automotive airbag module which comprises:
- first and second substantially parallel sidewalls, each of said sidewalls including an inwardly facing surface defining a trough therebetween for enclosing a folded airbag;
- a first substantially cylindrical channel defined by the inwardly facing surface of said first sidewall;
- a second substantially cylindrical channel defined by the inwardly facing surface of said second sidewall;
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- a flexible polypropylene cover in the form of a substantially rectangular, planar, body having opposed first and second substantially cylindrical side edges thicker than said body and slidably inserted into, and retained within, the respective first and second channels to span said trough and protect an enclosed airbag, said body defining a weakened tear line substantially parallel to, and intermediate, said first and second side edges.
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