Belt system with inflatable section within an outer belt section and method of restraint
CA 2335117 A1 · Owner: Hammer, David R. · Inventors: Hammer, David R.; Mcclenathan, Robert V.; Smith, A. Gary
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An inflatable belt system and a method of operation for a vehicle occupant restraint in which a lap belt section or torso belt section or both, have , dual load bearing portions (31 32) with an inner portion (31) being , inflatable. During inflation of the inner portion (31) the other outer belt portion (32) ruptures along a selected weakened line or area (361).
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- Filed June 14, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 14, 2019.
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