Air cushion dashboard for automobiles and the like

Claim 1

AN AIR CUSHIONED DASHBOARD FOR AUTOMOBIES AND THE LIKE, SAID DASHBOARD COMPRISING A CONVEXLY SHAPED TOP MEMBER HAVING TOP AND SIDE WALL PORTIONS AND IN WHICH AT LEAST THE SIDE WALL PORTIONS THEREOF ARE CONSTRUCTED OF SELF-SUPPORTING BUT RESILIENTLY FLEXIBLE MATERIAL, A BOTTOM PLATE CLOSING THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID TOP MEMBER AND PROVIDING WITH THE TOP MEMBER AN AIR SPACE THEREBETWEEN, THE EXTERIOR OF SID TOP MEMBER SERVING AS THE DASHBOARD SURFACE, AND RESTRICTED AIR PASSAGE MEANS PROVILDING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID SPACE AND THE ETERIOR OF SAID DASHBOARD, SAID MEANS OPERABLE TO REGULATE THE EXHAUST RATE OF AIR FROM SAID SPACE UPON IMPACT DEFORMATIONOF SAID TOP MEMBER TOWARD SAID BOTTOM MEMBER WHEREBY TO PROVIDE A CONTROLLED RATE OF COLLAPSE OF SAID TOP MEMBER YET PERMITTING AIR TO RE-ENTER SAID SPACE AND THE RETURN OF SAID TOP MEMBER UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LITS OWN RESILIENCE TO ITS NORMAL CONFIGURATION UPON REMOVAL OF TO FORCE ACTING ON THE TOP MEMBER.