Patent ID: 6883826
Filing Date: 2005-04-26
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A cushion for protecting a vehicle occupant's head, the cushion having an upper portion fixed to a vehicle near a corner between a ceiling and a side surface of a vehicle cabin and wherein the cushion is adapted to inflate downwardly along the side surface, the cushion comprising: a cabin-side base fabric and a window-side base fabric sewn together along a peripheral seam to form a chamber for receiving gas, wherein the cabin-side and window-side fabrics are connected together at a joint located in the interior of the chamber, whereby a depressed region is formed on an exterior surface of the cabin-side fabric around the joint when the chamber is inflated by gas; an outer shell fabric connected to the cabin-side fabric and covering the cabin-side base fabric at the depressed region; and wherein the outer shell is attached to the cabin-side base fabric outside of the peripheral seam.