Releasable tether retention system
AssigneeTk Holding Inc.
InventorBruce A. Stevens
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Abstract
A releasable tether retention system is provided. The system includes a housing, a cutting member slidably coupled to the housing, and a tether holder secured to the tether for attaching a tether to the housing. At least a first portion of the tether holder is coupled to the housing along a path of sliding motion of the cutting member so as to enable the cutting member to at least partially sever the tether holder during sliding motion of the cutting member. A vehicle occupant protection system and an airbag module including the releasable tether retention system are also disclosed.
Claims8
A releasable tether retention system comprising:
- a housing;
- a cutting member slidably coupled to the housing;
- a tether holder secured to a tether for attaching the tether to the housing, at least a first portion of the tether holder being coupled to the housing along a path of sliding motion of the cutting member so as to enable the cutting member to at least partially sever the tether holder during sliding motion of the cutting member,
- wherein the tether holder includes a retainer portion for engaging the housing to retard motion of the tether holder in a first direction with respect to the housing, wherein a plurality of teeth are formed along the tether holder, and wherein the retainer portion includes a pawl formed thereon for engaging the teeth formed on the tether holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.