Patent ID: 8016362
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An occupant restraint apparatus, comprising: an anchor adapted to be fixed to a vehicle body; a lap belt having a tip side fixed to the anchor, and an inflatable portion formed at the tip side; an inflator for introducing gas from the tip side to inflate the inflatable portion; and a cover including a first masking portion for covering the anchor, and a second masking portion formed separately from the first masking portion and attached to the first masking portion for covering at least the tip side of the lap belt, wherein said first masking portion includes an opening with a peripheral portion at an upper side, and said second masking portion includes two flanges at a lower side, the peripheral portion being retained by the two flanges, wherein the two flanges define a space therebetween, the space becoming larger toward a front side of the cover so that the second masking portion is pivoted in a fore-and-aft direction together with the anchor.