Patent ID: 6851707
Filing Date: 2005-02-08
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle that has a side structure and a roof, said apparatus comprising: an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device inflatable between the side structure of the vehicle and a vehicle occupant, said inflatable vehicle occupant protection device having a stored position in which said inflatable vehicle occupant protection device is rolled up in an outboard direction towards the vehicle side structure; an inflation fluid source that provides inflation fluid for inflating said inflatable vehicle occupant protection device; and means for directing said inflatable vehicle occupant protection device to unroll away from the vehicle roof and at an angle toward the vehicle side structure, said inflatable vehicle occupant protection device comprising means for moving an occupant's head positioned against the side structure of the vehicle laterally in the vehicle and away from the vehicle side structure to allow said inflatable vehicle occupant protection device to inflate between the side structure of the vehicle and the occupant's head.