Invisible air bag cover door
CA 2056291 C · Owner: Rhodes, Richard D. Jr. · Inventors: Gardner, John A.; Hastings, Everett; Rhodes, Richard D. Jr.
Overview
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A vehicle steering wheel has a decorative panel concealing a storage compartment for an inflatable air bag. The panel has a covering which comprises a backing plate having a U-shaped cut line framing the storage compartment and defining a cover door having a hinge line connecting the ends of the cut line U. An inner layer of foam is interposed between the backing plate and an outer skin layer. The skin has a peripheral groove outlining the door and comprises a hinge section overlying the hinge line and a weakened tear seam line overlying the cut line. The groove is cut through at the bottom along the tear seam line but not along the hinge section. Inflation of the air bag will force the …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed November 27, 1991 and granted October 14, 1997. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 27, 2011.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by November 27, 2013.
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