Patent ID: 6508487
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An inflatable structure system comprising:(a) a first static anchor attached to a first member of a vehicle; (b) a second static anchor attached to the first member; (c) a first inflatable structure attached to the first static anchor; (d) a second inflatable structure attached to the second static anchor and connected to the first inflatable structure, such that a serial assembly is formed between the first static anchor and the second static anchor; and (e) at least one dynamic anchor attached to a second member of the vehicle opposite to the first member, wherein the at least one dynamic anchor restrains the serial assembly at an intermediate portion of the serial assembly such that the serial assembly has a first axis between the first static anchor and the at least one dynamic anchor and a second axis between the second static anchor and the at least one dynamic anchor, wherein the at least one dynamic anchor allows the serial assembly to move axially along the first axis and the second axis, and wherein the inflatable structure system is mounted across a window opening of the vehicle, wherein the window opening has a belt-line, wherein the second static anchor is attached to the first member closer to the belt-line than the first static anchor, and wherein the first inflatable structure and the second inflatable structure span the window opening when deployed.