Patent ID: 6073960
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An air bag system in a vehicle having opposing upper front interior corners, the vehicle having positions for seating vehicle occupants on opposing side of the vehicle proximate the upper front interior corners, the air bag system comprising:a first air bag assembly located in one of the upper front interior corners and a second air bag assembly located in the other of the upper front interior corners, each of the air bag assemblies comprising;an inflator for generating gas, andan air bag deployable upon generation of gas by the inflator, the air bag being a single integral air bag that includes a tether extending between a side portion and a frontal portion, the frontal portion and the side portion being in fluid communication with each other, the frontal portion being sized and shaped for deploying downwardly and in front of the respective vehicle occupant and the side portion being sized and shaped for deploying downwardly and to the side of the respective vehicle occupant;whereby the first and second air bag assemblies are mirror images of each other.