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Passenger side gas bag
Assignee: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH
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Filing: 1996-07-01
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Granted: 1998-11-17
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Expires: 2016-07-01
Abstract
Abstract A passenger side gas bag comprises an envelope part and two lateral parts connected therewith. The envelope part and the two lateral parts are formed from an integral blank (10) of flat textile fabric. The blank comprises an elongated middle section (12), corresponding to the envelope part, and two flaps (14a, 14b) corresponding to the lateral parts and joined to its middle portion. Each flap is sewn along its edge to the adjacent longitudinal edge of the middle section (12).
Inventors
- 👤 Norbert Lang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 22:10
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/02; B60R21/16; B60R21/23; B60R21/231
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A passenger side gas bag comprising an envelope part and two lateral parts connected therewith, said envelope part and said lateral parts being formed from an integral blank of flat textile fabric, said blank having an elongated middle section, corresponding to said envelope part, and two flaps corresponding to said lateral parts and joined to a middle portion of said elongated middle section, each flap being sewn along an edge to an adjacent edge of said middle section, said flaps of said blank generally possessing the configuration of a right angled triangle with rounded apices, and said elongated middle section having rectilinear edges which extend parallel to each other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
A passenger side gas bag comprising an envelope part and two lateral parts connected therewith, said envelope part and said lateral parts being formed from an integral blank of flat textile fabric, said blank having an elongated middle section, corresponding to said envelope part, and two flaps corresponding to said lateral parts and joined to a middle portion of said elongated middle section, each flap being sewn along an edge to an adjacent edge of said middle section, said flaps of said blank generally possessing the configuration of a right angled triangle with rounded apices, and said elongated middle section having rectilinear edges which extend parallel to each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The passenger side gas bag of claim 1, wherein said edges of said flaps and of said middle section run together at an acute angle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The passenger side gas bag of claim 1, wherein the warp or weft threads of said textile fabric are inclined at approximately 35° to the longitudinal direction of said middle section.
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