Patent ID: 11858454
Assignee: AUTOLIV ASP, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. An airbag cushion assembly, comprising:
an inflatable cushion; and
an internal tether comprising an elongated axis positioned within the inflatable cushion, wherein the internal tether comprises a first concave portion attached to a first internal surface of the inflatable cushion and a second concave portion attached to a second internal surface of the inflatable cushion, wherein the first concave portion and the second concave portion are configured to redirect inflation of the inflatable cushion to form, upon deployment, two enlarged deployment regions and a reduced deployment region between the two enlarged deployment regions, wherein the internal tether further comprises a third concave portion extending along a first end of the elongated axis from an upper portion to a lower portion of the inflatable cushion and a fourth concave portion extending along a second end of the elongated axis from an upper portion to a lower portion of the inflatable cushion, and wherein both the third and fourth concave portions are concave inwards towards one another.