Patent ID: 8430422
Filing Date: 2013-04-30
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An airbag with an airbag envelope enclosing a gas chamber, comprising a first side wall forming an impact surface and a second side wall forming a support surface, and a first traction element and a second traction element, the first traction element extending between a first end and a second end, the second traction element extending between a third end and a fourth end, the first end being connected to a first location on an outside surface of the second side wall and the second end being connected to a second location on the outside surface of the second side wall, the first and second locations spanning a first length of side wall material, the third end being connected to a third location on an outside surface of the second side wall and the fourth end being connected to a fourth location on the outside surface of the second side wall, the third and fourth locations of the second traction element spanning a second length of side wall material, the distance between the first and second ends of the first traction element being smaller than the first length, and the distance between the first and second ends of the second traction element being smaller than the second length, the first length of sidewall material extending along a first fill channel, and the second length of sidewall material extending along a second fill channel, the first and second fill channels being separated from each other, and the first, second, third, and fourth locations all being separate from seams connecting the first side wall to the second side wall.