HISTORY OF AIR BAG DEVELOPMENT

SELF-INFLATING AIR BAGS ARE TRACED BACK TO THE 1930'S AND THEIR PATENT AND DEVELOPMENT HISTORY OUTLINED. IT IS NOW POSSIBLE TO CONSIDER APPLICATION OF THE AIR BAG TO A FUTURE PRODUCTION VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE PROBLEMS REMAINING TO BE SOLVED. TESTS WITH THE AIR BAG ARE DESCRIBED. /HSL/

• Authors:
  • Frey, S M
• Conference:
  • Intl Conf On Passive Restraints
• Publication Date: 1970

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; History
• Old TRIS Terms: Inflatable devices
• Subject Areas: Highways; History; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221110
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Report/Paper Numbers: pp 21-32
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 2 1970 12:00AM