Patent ID: 9211864
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An inflatable cushion assembly for a vehicle, the inflatable cushion assembly comprising: an inflatable cushion having an interior; a tether disposed within the interior of the inflatable cushion, the tether having at least one portion attached to the interior of the inflatable cushion; and a circuitous stitching at the portion attaching the tether to the interior of the inflatable cushion, wherein the circuitous stitching comprises a plurality of non-concentric adjacent circular stitches and a plurality of non-concentric adjacent spiral stitches defining a sewing pattern that crosses a plurality of strands of thread along a load direction to concentrate a load during deployment of the inflatable cushion in more than one strand, wherein the circuitous stitching comprising the plurality of circular stitches in an alternating pattern with the plurality of spiral stitches.