Patent ID: 6237936
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An inflatable restraint system for an occupant seat of an automotive vehicle, comprising:a canister having an inflatable restraint deployable therefrom and adapted for attachment to the occupant seat;a chute member deployable from the canister for directing deployment of the inflatable restraint, wherein the chute member slidably engages the canister for movement between a stowed position when the inflatable restraint is uninflated and in a deployed position when the inflatable restraint is inflated, and wherein the chute member has an exit end with a tear seam therein for allowing the inflatable restraint to exit therefrom when the chute member is in the deployed position; andretention means for retaining the chute member in a predetermined position with respect to the canister so as to direct deployment of the inflatable restraint in a predetermined direction from the occupant seat.