Patent ID: 7559345
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: B32B,D03D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An inflatable vehicle occupant protection device for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle, said inflatable vehicle occupant protection device comprising: strands of material woven together to form both (a) overlying woven panels and (b) single layer first and second woven seams that include strands of material from each of the overlying panels, the first and second seams helping to define an inflatable volume of said inflatable vehicle occupant protection device between the overlying panels, said first seam having a weave pattern at the interface between the first seam and the inflatable volume different than the weave pattern of said second seam at the interface between the second seam and the inflatable volume, and wherein said weave pattern of said first seam has a weave density that is lower than a weave density of said weave pattern of said second seam.