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US 6,478,329 B1Granted
Air bag
AssigneeNihon Plast Co., Ltd.
InventorAki Yokoyama
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Abstract
A bag includes a first base cloth having a first edge portion, a second base cloth having a second edge portion, and an inner space defined by the first and second base cloths. A sewing thread is for joining the first edge portion and the second edge portion. A third base cloth is joined with the first edge portion and the second edge portion by the sewing thread. The third base cloth has an inner edge portion extending to the inner space for covering the sewing thread.
Claims12
An air bag comprising:
- a first cloth having a first periphery;
- a second cloth having a second periphery, the second cloth facing the first cloth, the second periphery and first periphery contacting each other and being sewn together with a thread to define a space between the first cloth and the second cloth;
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- a pair of third cloths each having a first edge and a second edge, the first edge being sewn together between the first periphery and the second periphery with the thread, the second edge being apart from the first cloth and the second cloth, and the second edge having an inner edge portion extending into the space and being a free end for proximate to an inflator for covering and protecting the thread from gas discharged by the inflator.
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An air bag apparatus comprising:
- an inflator with an outlet for discharging gas;
- a bag accommodating the inflator, the bag for being filled with discharged gas, the bag having a first cloth with a first periphery and a second cloth with a second periphery, the second cloth facing the first cloth, the second periphery and first periphery contacting each other and being sewn together with a thread to define a space between the first cloth and the second cloth;
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- a pair of third cloths each having a first edge and a second edge, the first edge being sewn together between the first periphery and the second periphery with the thread, the second edge being apart from the first cloth and the second cloth, and the second edge having an inner edge portion extending into the space and being a free end for proximate to an inflator for covering and protecting the thread from gas discharged by the inflator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.