Claims
- 1. An air bag restraint apparatus for use in a vehicle having a body and a seat within the body, the body having a floor portion and a side portion, said apparatus arranged for protecting a vehicle occupant and comprising:
- a housing formed in the floor portion adjacent to an outboard side of the vehicle seat, said housing having inboard and outboard sides; and
- an air bag stowed within the housing for deployment through the outboard side thereof into a space between the outboard side of the housing and the side portion of the vehicle body, wherein the air bag deploys outward against the side portion and expands upward along the side portion to protect the occupant from side impact.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/510,514, filed Aug. 2, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,531,470 which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 8/257,080, filed Jun. 9, 1994, pending, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 07/912,790, filed Jul. 13, 1992, U.S. Pat. No. 5,378,036.
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