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Air bag received in a safety belt

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-08-16
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Granted: 1995-10-10
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Expires: 2014-08-16
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Abstract

Abstract An air bag received in a safety belt, includes an air bag having an inlet defined therein which is connected to an out-put device, a safety belt having a reception portion defined therein for receiving the air bag in flat form therein, the safety belt coilably received in a box and a connecting device connecting to the box and operated by an action of the box when the safety belt is pulled to operate the out-put device to inflate the air bag.

Inventors

  • 👤 Fou-Min Chen
  • 👤 Chin-Chen Chen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 10:29
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/02; B60R21/16; B60R21/18

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 209 words
An air bag received in a safety belt, and comprising: an air bag, said air bag having an inner bag disposed therein, said inner bag having a plurality of holes defined therein and having an inlet defined therein connected to an output means, said output means comprising at least one bottle, said bottle having an outlet sealed with a seal plate and comprising compressed gas therein; a safety belt, said safety belt comprising two portions securely and longitudinally folded by disposing a hook/loop element to a corresponding edge thereof to define a reception portion by engaging said hook/loop elements together, said reception portion receiving said air bag therein, said safety belt connected to and coilably received in a box, the box being movably supported; an operating means connected to said box for operating said output means to inflate said air bag in response to a predetermined force on said safety belt causing said box to move, said operating means including a valve having at least two holes defined therein, one hole thereof connecting to said inner bag of said air bag and the other hole thereof having a needle passing therethrough, said needle and said valve having a stop removably disposed therebetween and said stop connected to said box.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 209 words
An air bag received in a safety belt, and comprising: an air bag, said air bag having an inner bag disposed therein, said inner bag having a plurality of holes defined therein and having an inlet defined therein connected to an output means, said output means comprising at least one bottle, said bottle having an outlet sealed with a seal plate and comprising compressed gas therein; a safety belt, said safety belt comprising two portions securely and longitudinally folded by disposing a hook/loop element to a corresponding edge thereof to define a reception portion by engaging said hook/loop elements together, said reception portion receiving said air bag therein, said safety belt connected to and coilably received in a box, the box being movably supported; an operating means connected to said box for operating said output means to inflate said air bag in response to a predetermined force on said safety belt causing said box to move, said operating means including a valve having at least two holes defined therein, one hole thereof connecting to said inner bag of said air bag and the other hole thereof having a needle passing therethrough, said needle and said valve having a stop removably disposed therebetween and said stop connected to said box.

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