Patent ID: 7083188
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An airbag module for protecting an occupant of a vehicle from impact, the airbag module comprising: a cushion comprising a deployed configuration in which the cushion is inflated to provide impact protection and a stowed configuration in which the cushion is compactly storable; and a retention apparatus comprising a flexible member and a fastener attachable to the flexible member via an attachment mechanism such that the fastener is fastenable to attach the retention apparatus to the cushion to keep the cushion in the stowed configuration, wherein the attachment mechanism has an attachment strength selected to permit removal of the fastener from the flexible member to permit inflation of the cushion to the deployed configuration, wherein the attachment mechanism comprises a sewn seam formed of a thread having a strength selected to permit breakage of the thread in response to entry of gas into the cushion.