Patent ID: 8002310
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device having a stored condition for being positioned along a vehicle roof, the protection device being inflatable away from the vehicle roof to a deployed condition positioned between a side structure of the vehicle and a vehicle occupant, the protection device comprising a portion for receiving a rigid elongated member for helping to place the protection device in the stored condition by rotating the elongated member about a longitudinal axis, the rotation of the elongated member resulting in at least one of rolling and folding of the protection device that places the protection device in the stored condition, the portion comprising an opening into which the elongated member is inserted, the portion and the elongated member being configured to form a close fit, the close fit producing a frictional engagement between the portion and the elongated member, the frictional engagement preventing relative rotation between the portion and the elongated member when the member is rotated about the longitudinal axis.