Air bag assembly for motor vehicles
CA 2113286 C · Owner: Breed Automotive Technology, Inc. · Inventors: Breed, Allen K.; Thuen, Torbjorn; Humphreys, Gerard J.
Overview
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Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
An air bag system designed for mounting on a steering wheel or other member of a motor vehicle passenger compartment includes an air bag assembly an open housing for the same and a cover. The air bag assembly while separated from its housing is disarmed to prevent accidental deployment. The air bag is armed during its installation in the housing. The housing and assembly are constructed so that the cover cannot be installed if the air bag assembly is missing or it has been installed improperly so that it is not armed. When the air bag assembly is removed from the housing, it is automatically disarmed.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed January 12, 1994 and granted October 7, 1997. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 12, 2014.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by January 12, 2016.
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