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US 6,886,858 B2Granted
Air bag assembly with tethers in a woven cushion and method of construction
AssigneeKey Safety Systems, Inc.
InventorMark O. Olson
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Abstract
The invention relates to an air bag and a method of forming the air bag. The invention comprises the steps of: a) partially constructing the air bag and leaving an opening at a determinable location at or near the periphery of the air bag to provide access to the interior thereof; b) inserting a tether into the interior of the bag through the opening; and c) securing one side of the tether to a first panel of the air bag and securing a second side of the tether to a second panel of the air bag; and closing the access opening.
Claims17
A method of forming an air bag (100) comprising the steps of:
- a) partially constructing the air bag (100a) and leaving an opening at a determinable location at or near the periphery of the partially constructed air bag to provide access to the interior thereof;
- b) inserting a tether into the interior of the bag through the opening;
- c) securing one side of the tether to a first panel of the air bag and securing a second side of the tether to a second panel of the air bag;
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- d) closing the opening.
2 more elements
A curtain air bag comprising:
- opposing panels of material joined at a periphery of the air bag along a peripheral seam that substantially extends about the periphery of the air bag, the peripheral seam having an open portion along a determinable length to provide access to the interior of the air bag;
- a tether having a determinable width, located within the interior of the air bag, inserted through the open portion, the tether having generally opposing first and second sides, the first tether side secured to a first of the air bag panels and a second tether side secured to a second of the air bag panels;
- a peripheral seam segment which closes the open portion of the peripheral seam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.