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An airbag module to protect an occupant in the passenger compartment in the event of a crash of the vehicle. In a most basic embodiment, the module includes an elongate housing having a length in the longitudinal direction which is substantially larger than its width or thickness in a direction tran

An airbag module to protect an occupant in the passenger compartment in the event of a crash of the vehicle. In a most basic embodiment, the module includes an elongate housing having a length in the longitudinal direction which is substantially larger than its width or thickness in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction, an airbag situated within the housing, an inflator arranged in the housing to produce pressurized gas to inflate the airbag, mounting members for mounting the module in the passenger compartment and an initiator for initiating the inflator to produce the pressurized gas in response to the crash of the vehicle. The housing includes a cover for releasably retaining the airbag so that it can deploy upon inflation of the airbag.

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[ We claim:] [1.] In a vehicle having a passenger compartment, an airbag module to protect an occupant in the passenger compartment in the event of a crash of the vehicle, the module comprising: an elongate housing having a length in the longitudinal direction which is substantially larger than a wi

[ We claim:] [1.] In a vehicle having a passenger compartment, an airbag module to protect an occupant in the passenger compartment in the event of a crash of the vehicle, the module comprising: an elongate housing having a length in the longitudinal direction which is substantially larger than a width or thickness of said housing in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction, said housing having a base and comprising cover means for releasably retaining at least one airbag;said at least one airbag situated within said housing;mounting means for mounting said base in engagement with a mounting surface of the vehicle;inflator means arranged in said housing for producing pressurized gas to inflate said at least one airbag, said inflator means comprising a member arranged in opposed relationship to said base and defining a passageway between said member and said base for the pressurized gas to flow from said inflator means toward said at least one airbag; andinitiation means for initiating said inflator means to produce the pressurized gas in response to the crash of the vehicle.