Patent ID: 9327674
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: B60R

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device being inflatable between a vehicle surface and the vehicle occupant, the protection device comprising a panel having a portion presented toward the occupant when the protection device is in an inflated condition; a vent having at least one opening for releasing inflation fluid from the protection device and having an actuated condition and a non-actuated condition; a guide tether connected to the vent; and a vent tether connected to the protection device and having a guide connected to the guide tether such that the guide and guide tether are slidable relative to one another, tension on the vent tether applying tension to the guide tether for actuating the vent, wherein the vent is configured to be initially in the non-actuated condition upon initial deployment of the protection device, with further deployment of the protection device to a predetermined degree causing the vent tether to act on the guide tether to place the vent in the actuated condition.