ADHESIVELY-BONDED INFLATABLE RESTRAINT AND METHOD OF MAKING

摘要

An adhesively-bonded inflatable restraint and a method of making such a restraint are disclosed. The inflatable restraint of the present invention has a substantial portion of at least one structural seam bonded with an adhesive selected from the group consisting of polyether/polyamide block copolymer adhesives, acrylate/epoxy adhesives, acrylate/silicone adhesives, ethylene/acrylic acid adhesives, polyurethane adhesives, polyester adhesives, polyester/epoxy adhesives, polyolefin rubber adhesives, epoxy/polyolefin adhesives, polyamide adhesives, polyurea adhesives and combinations thereof, where the adhesive is formulated and prepared such that at least one structural seam bonded with the adhesive is capable of withstanding inflation forces resulting from deployment of the inflatable restraint. An inflatable protection device which includes an adhesively-bonded inflatable restraint is also disclosed.