Side impact air bag clamshell-wrap around strap closure

An air bag assembly includes an inflatable device having a deflated condition; an inflator in fluid communication with the inflatable device and actuatable to provide inflation fluid for inflating the inflatable device from the deflated condition; a cover for housing the inflatable device and the in...

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Hauptverfasser:	SONNENBERG, JAMES N, WHITED, TIMOTHY J
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	PERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR
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Zusammenfassung:	An air bag assembly includes an inflatable device having a deflated condition; an inflator in fluid communication with the inflatable device and actuatable to provide inflation fluid for inflating the inflatable device from the deflated condition; a cover for housing the inflatable device and the inflator, the cover including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion being pivotable to a closed condition and an open condition; and a strap for releasably retaining the first portion and the second portion in the closed condition, the strap having a rupturable portion, wherein the force of inflation of the inflatable device causes the rupturable portion to rupture and release the first portion and the second portion from the closed condition, thereby enabling the first portion and the second portion to pivot to the open condition and enabling inflation of the inflation device from the cover.