Patent ID: 6231072
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A supplemental restraint assembly for a vehicle, said vehicle including a roof, a roof rail disposed between and connecting a front and rear pillar together supporting said roof, and a headliner disposed between an interior of said vehicle and said roof, said supplemental restraint assembly comprising:an inflatable air bag secured to said roof rail; andan inflator in communication with said air bag, said inflator adapted to inflate said air bag;wherein when said air bag inflates, said air bag causes at least a portion of said headliner to extend downward within said interior and spaced apart from said roof of said vehicle in a deployed position, said at least a portion of said headliner defining a reactionary surface covering a substantial exposed portion of said air bag to displace forced induced to said air bag from an impacting occupant and being disposed between said occupant and said air bag.