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US 6,974,154 · App. 10/648,306 · Granted Dec 13, 2005

Strap for securing a side airbag

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Patent No.
US 6,974,154
App. No.
10/648,306
Granted
Dec 13, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A side airbag has at least one strap, which can be connected at its first end via a fastening portion to the airbag and at its second end to a vehicle part. The fastening portion of the strap and a second portion adjoining it each have constant cross-sections and a tapered portion is constructed between them. The cross-sectional width of the fastening portion is larger than the cross-sectional width of the second portion and the tapered portion forms a transition between them. The strap is constructed from a constant number of individual fibers extending substantially along the longitudinal axis of the strap.

Claims (8)

1. A strap for securing a side airbag, said strap being connectable at a first end of the strap via a fastening portion of the strap to an airbag and at a second end of the strap via a second portion of the strap to a vehicle part, wherein the fastening portion and the second portion each have constant cross-sections and a tapered portion of the strap is located therebetween, a cross-sectional width of the fastening portion being larger than a cross-sectional width of the second portion and the tapered portion providing a transition therebetween, the strap being constructed from a constant number of individual fibers extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the strap, the second portion having a hollow cross-section and the fastening portion having a solid cross-section.

2. The strap for securing a side airbag according to claim 1 , wherein the second portion has a substantially circular cross-section and the fastening portion has a substantially rectangular cross-section.

3. The strap for securing a side airbag according claim 1 , wherein the strap has a length and the tapering portion has a length and the ratio of the length of the strap to the length of the tapering portion is in a range of about 20:1 to about 1000:1.

4. The strap for securing a side airbag according claim 1 , wherein the strap has a length and the tapering portion has a length and the ratio of the length of the strap to the length of the tapering portion is in a range of about 30:1 to about 400:1.

5. The strap for securing a side airbag according to claim 1 , wherein the strap is free of seams.

6. A strap for securing a side airbag, said strap being connectable at a first end of the strap via a first fastening portion of the strap to an airbag and at a second end of the strap via a second fastening portion of the strap to a vehicle part, wherein a second portion of the strap having two ends is located between the first and second fastening portions and each end of the second portion is connected a fastening portion by a tapered portion that provides a transition therebetween, wherein the fastening portions and the second portion each have constant cross-sections, a cross-sectional width of the fastening portion being larger than a cross-sectional width of the second portion, the strap being constructed from a constant number of individual fibers extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the strap, the second portion having a hollow cross-section and the fastening portions each having a solid cross-section.

7. The strap for securing a side airbag according to claim 6 , wherein the second portion has a substantially circular cross-section and the fastening portions each have a substantially rectangular cross-section.

8. The strap for securing a side airbag according to claim 6 , wherein the strap is free of seams.

Assignments (9)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2021
From: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS SECURITY AGENT FOR THE SECURED PARTIES
To: KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 057775/0771 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2021
From: KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS SECURITY AGENT FOR THE SECURED PARTIES
Reel/Frame 057828/0461 →
RELEASE OF INTEREST IN PATENTS- RELEASE OF REEL/FRAME 033673/0524 Recorded Apr 12, 2018
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
To: KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC.; KSS HOLDINGS, INC.; KSS ACQUISITION COMPANY; BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC.; KEY ASIAN HOLDINGS, INC.; KEY AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORIES, INC.; KEY AUTOMOTIVE OF FLORIDA, LLC; KEY CAYMAN GP LLC; KEY INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; KEY SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, INC.; KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS FOREIGN HOLDCO, LLC
Reel/Frame 045933/0563 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT Recorded Apr 11, 2018
From: KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
Reel/Frame 045927/0330 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 2, 2014
From: KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC.
To: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
Reel/Frame 033673/0524 →
RELEASE OF INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL Recorded Sep 2, 2014
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
To: KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC.; KSS HOLDINGS, INC.; KSS ACQUISITION COMPANY; BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC.; HAMLIN INCORPORATED; KEY ASIAN HOLDINGS, INC.; KEY AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORIES, INC.; KEY AUTOMOTIVE WEST, INC.; KEY AUTOMOTIVE, LP; KEY CAYMAN GP LLC; KEY ELECTRONICS OF NEVADA, INC.; KEY INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; KEY SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, INC.; KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS FOREIGN HOLDCO, LLC; KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS OF TEXAS, INC.
Reel/Frame 033666/0605 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE NATURE OF CONVEYANCE TO RELEASE OF SECOND LIEN INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL AND THE RECEIVING PARTY NAMES PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 031327 FRAME 676. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE RELEASE OF SECOND LIEN INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL. SEE ALSO THE ATTACHED DECLARATION. Recorded Aug 12, 2014
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
To: KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC.; KSS HOLDINGS, INC.; KSS ACQUISITION COMPANY; BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC.; HAMLIN INCORPORATED; KEY ASIAN HOLDINGS, INC.; KEY AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORIES, INC.; KEY AUTOMOTIVE, LP; KEY CAYMAN GP LLC; KEY ELECTRONICS OF NEVADA, INC.; KEY INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; KEY SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, INC.; KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS FOREIGN HOLDCO, LLC; KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS OF TEXAS, INC.
Reel/Frame 033521/0223 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2013
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
To: KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 031327/0676 →
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Jan 4, 2013
From: CITICORP USA, INC.
To: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
Reel/Frame 029565/0125 →