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Automobile air bag
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1997-09-09
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Granted: 1999-08-10
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Expires: 2017-09-09
Abstract
Abstract To provide a novel air bag which rapidly expands at an occurrence of an accident so as to protect a driver and the like and is intended to protect against a leftward-and-rightward impact as well as a frontal impact. An automobile air bag is characterized by that bank portions 1a, 1a are formed at both the sides of an air bag body 1 so that a head of a human body may be wrapped forward and leftward-and-rightward.
Inventors
- 👤 Keiji Furukawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 19:32
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/02; B60R21/16; B60R21/23; B60R21/231; B60R2021/0002; B60R2021/0009; B60R2021/23107; B60R2021/23153; B60R2021/23161; B60R21/26; B60R21/276
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
An automobile air bag, wherein bank portions are formed at both the sides of an air bag body so that a head of a human body may be wrapped forward and leftward-and-rightward, an auxiliary air bag is disposed between said bank portions of said air bag body at a point where the head is being protected against a frontal impact, each of said air bags having a respective blowing port for filling said air bags with a gas each of said air bags having a respective discharge port for degassing said air bags, the air bags are independently constructed such that their respective blowing ports and discharge ports for an expanding gas follow individual routes, whereby, after a completion of a gas discharge from said auxiliary bag, the gas is discharged from said air bag body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
An automobile air bag, wherein bank portions are formed at both the sides of an air bag body so that a head of a human body may be wrapped forward and leftward-and-rightward, an auxiliary air bag is disposed between said bank portions of said air bag body at a point where the head is being protected against a frontal impact, each of said air bags having a respective blowing port for filling said air bags with a gas each of said air bags having a respective discharge port for degassing said air bags, the air bags are independently constructed such that their respective blowing ports and discharge ports for an expanding gas follow individual routes, whereby, after a completion of a gas discharge from said auxiliary bag, the gas is discharged from said air bag body.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2002-08-09 | 2003-02-08 | 2003-08-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2006-08-09 | 2007-02-08 | 2007-08-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2010-08-09 | 2011-02-08 | 2011-08-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |