Patent ID: 7980590
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: B60R,B64D

Abstract:
1. A personal restraint system for use with an occupant seated in a vehicle, the personal restraint system comprising: a first shoulder web having an end portion operably coupled to the vehicle, wherein the first shoulder web is configured to extend over a first shoulder of the occupant when the occupant is seated in the vehicle; a second shoulder web configured to extend over a second shoulder of the occupant; an airbag carried by the first shoulder web; and a gas source carried by the first shoulder web and operably coupled to the airbag, wherein the gas source is configured to inflate the airbag, wherein the inflated airbag has a generally inverted “L” shape with a first bag portion and a second bag portion, wherein the first bag portion extends in a generally vertical direction adjacent to the first shoulder web when inflated, and wherein the second bag portion extends outwardly from the first bag portion in a generally lateral direction in front of the upper torso and head of the occupant when inflated, and wherein the second bag portion extends across the second shoulder web when inflated.