Patent ID: 7367586
Filing Date: 2008-05-06
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An airbag restraint for an automotive vehicle, comprising: a generally circular front panel; a generally circular rear panel mated to said front panel; an inflator attached to said rear panel and acting through an inflator aperture formed in said rear panel; and a plurality of internal, laterally extending, parallel tethers positioned at a plurality of chordal locations, with each of said tethers being attached to said front and rear panels at the common outer periphery of the front and rear panels such that said tethers form the upper portion, when the airbag is deployed, into a radially and axially directed outcropping positioned upon a lower portion of the airbag whereby the volume of the airbag is shifted downwardly so as to provide a larger volume for reacting to the upper torso of a vehicle occupant.