Patent ID: 7111871
Filing Date: 2006-09-26
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A vehicle having an air bag system for impact restraint, comprising: a vehicle body defining a vehicle interior space therein; an occupant seat located within the interior space; the air bag system comprising a primary gas emitting inflator for emitting inflation gas upon receiving a signal of an impact, a fill tube in fluid communication with the inflator to port the inflation gas from the inflator, and an air bag cushion in fluid communication with the fill tube to receive the inflation gas from the fill tube and deployable in the interior space adjacent to the occupant seat upon the impact; the air bag system further comprising at least one tether operable to a restricted length and an unrestricted length and having a tether loop, and a dual depth mechanism operable in a non-actuated state to retain the tether loop and hold the tether to the restricted length and in an actuated state to release the tether loop.