Abstract: An inflatable safety restraint assembly is provided and methods are provided for installing such an inflatable safety restraint assembly into a vehicle. The inflatable safety restrain assembly comprises a cushion pack configured for attachment to an A-pillar of the vehicle and an inflator configured for attachment to a body structure of the vehicle other than the A-pillar. The inflatable safety restraint assembly further comprises a flexible tube having a first end connected to the cushion pack and a second end connected to the inflator. The flexible tube is adjustable to provide a number of orientations between the cushion pack attached to the A-pillar and the inflator attached to the vehicle body other than the A-pillar.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 9, 2001
Date of Patent:
December 16, 2003
Assignees:
General Motors Corporation, Delphi Corporation
Inventors:
Scott David Thomas, David Charles Viano, Allen Richard Starner, James Lloyd Webber, David P. Schenck