Patent ID: 6598902
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: B29C,B29L,B60R

Abstract:
An airbag fabric cushion comprising at least two fabric layers, wherein at least one welded seam is present as a point of attachment between said at least two fabric layers, wherein said at least two fabric layers each exhibit an internal portion in relation to said airbag cushion and an external portion in relation to said airbag cushion, wherein said airbag cushion also comprises at least one stitched reinforcement seam located either between two different attachment points or, if only one welded seam is present, at a distance closer to the edges of said at least two fabric layers than said welded seam, wherein the stitches within said at least one stitched reinforcement seam pass through both the internal and external portions of said at least two fabric layers; wherein said at least one stitched reinforcement seam exhibits a tear strength in excess of that associated with standard airbag inflation pressures.