Patent ID: 11904792
Assignee: AUTOLIV ASP, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A seat-mounted airbag assembly, comprising:
a first lateral cushion configured to deploy adjacent to a first side of a vehicle seat;
a first wrap-around belt portion coupled with the first lateral cushion and configured to tension the first lateral cushion along an exterior surface of the first lateral cushion during deployment;
a second lateral cushion configured to deploy adjacent to a second side of the vehicle seat opposite the first side;
a second wrap-around belt portion coupled with the second lateral cushion and configured to tension the second lateral cushion along an exterior surface of the second lateral cushion during deployment; and
means for releasing at least one of the first and second belt portions during deployment, wherein the means for releasing is configured to release a lower portion of the first belt portion and/or the second belt portion under the vehicle seat allow one or both of the first and second belt portions to shift forward relative to the vehicle seat during deployment.