Image: Original Airbag Design Blueprint 1953

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Description: The first of 5 pages from John W. Hetrick's 1953 patent for the automobile safety cushion, which eventually became the modern airbag. Assumed to be hand-drawn and labeled by Hetrick in ink. The patent is freely available and expired in 1970.
Title: Original Airbag Design Blueprint 1953
Credit: https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?PageNum=1&docid=02649311&IDKey=2C7514D085A7&HomeUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO1%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html%2526r%3D1%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526d%3DPALL%2526s1%3D2649311.PN.%2526OS%3D%2526RS%3D
Author: John W. Hetrick
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication
License: CC0
License Link: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
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