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US 6,158,766 AGranted
Vehicle floor system incorporating airbag
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorEdward L. Kowalski
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Abstract
A vehicle safety system includes a floor pan, an inflatable airbag and inflator integrated into the carpet and positioned on the floor pan. The airbag is positioned on the floor pan in a footwell area to selectively raise the foot of a vehicle occupant when the airbag is deployed.
Claims9
A vehicle safety system comprising:
- a floor pan;
- an inflatable airbag and inflator integrated into a carpet and positioned on the floor pan;
- wherein said airbag is positioned on the floor pan in a footwell area to selectively raise the foot of a vehicle occupant when the airbag is deployed.
A vehicle safety flooring system comprising:
- a carpet positioned in a footwell area of the vehicle;
- and
- an inflatable airbag and inflator integrated into the carpet in the footwell area to selectively raise the foot of a vehicle occupant when the airbag is deployed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.