Housing for a gas generator for a vehicle airbag device

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a housing for a gas generator for a vehicle airbag device showing our design, the rear elevational view being a mirror image of the front view shown;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image of the side view shown;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment, the rear elevational view being a mirror image of the front view shown;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 5, the left side elevational view being a mirror image of the side view shown;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of a third embodiment, the rear elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the front view shown;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 9, the left side elevational view being a mirror image of the side view shown;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a front elevational view of a fourth embodiment, the rear elevational view being a mirror image of the front view shown;

FIG. 14 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 13, the left side elevational view being a mirror image of the side view shown;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view of FIG. 13;

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 13;

FIG. 17 is a front elevational view of a fifth embodiment thereof, the rear elevational view being a mirror image of the front view shown;

FIG. 18 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 17, the left side elevational view being a mirror image of the side view shown;

FIG. 19 is a top plan view of FIG. 17;

FIG. 20 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 17;

FIG. 21 is a front elevational view of a sixth embodiment thereof the rear elevational view being a mirror image of the front view shown;

FIG. 22 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 21, the left side elevational view being a mirror image of the side view shown;

FIG. 23 is a top plan view of FIG. 21;

FIG. 24 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 21;

FIG. 25 is a front elevational view of a seventh embodiment thereof the rear elevational view being a mirror image of the front view shown;

FIG. 26 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 25, the left side elevational view being a mirror image of the side view shown;

FIG. 27 is a top plan view of FIG. 25;

FIG. 28 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 25;

FIG. 29 is a front elevational view of an eighth embodiment thereof, the rear elevational view being a mirror image of the front view shown;

FIG. 30 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 29, the left side elevational view being a mirror image of the side view shown;

FIG. 31 is a top plan view of FIG. 29; and,

FIG. 32 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 29.

The broken line showing in the figures is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a housing for a gas generator for a vehicle airbag device, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Suehiro; Akihiko (Himeji, JP), Dosai; Takayoshi (Himeji, JP), Saito; Tetsuo (Himeji, JP)
Assignee:	Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/178,306
Filed:	March 26, 2003

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Oct 1, 2002 [JP]			2002-026945
Oct 1, 2002 [JP]			2002-026972
Oct 1, 2002 [JP]			2002-026973
Oct 1, 2002 [JP]			2002-026974

Current U.S. Class:	D15/9
Current International Class:	1502
Field of Search:	;D15/7-9 ;D23/231,232 ;417/410.4,359,415,410.3,234,229,321,265,405 ;280/731,736

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Foreign Patent Documents

	50-090032		Jul 1975		JP
	05-116584		May 1993		JP
	05-116585		May 1993		JP
	05-201302		Aug 1993		JP
	05-294204		Nov 1993		JP
	09-058397		Mar 1997		JP

Primary Examiner: Seifert; Ralf
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.