Patent ID: 6733037
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
A tether system for an air bag having a first bag panel and a second bag panel, said tether system comprising:a plurality of first tether segments that are cut from a textile fabric having warp yarns and fill yarns, said first tether segments being cut in alignment with the warp and fill yarns, each of said first tether segments having an attachment end and a distal end, and a corresponding plurality of second tether segments that are cut on a bias with respect to the warp and fill yarns of the textile fabric, each of said second tether segments having an attachment end and a distal end, all of said tether segments having a size and shape that is substantially the same as said other tether segments, and wherein said attachment ends of said first tether segments are positioned evenly around and are secured to a central attachment region of said first bag panel by accurate portions of a first circular seam, and wherein said attachment ends of said second tether segments are positioned evenly around and are secured to a central attachment region of said second bag panel by accurate portions of a second circular seam, said distal ends of said first tether segments being attached to said distal ends of said second tether segments to complete said tether system.