Patent ID: 6032977
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A gas bag having an interior chamber which is inflatable by means of a filling device, the gas bag comprising:a first side of the chamber;a second side of the chamber, the chamber having a periphery between the sides; anda check strip having first and second edges between a first and a second end of the check strip,wherein the first edge is attached to the first side of the gas bag and the second edge is attached to the second side of the gas bag,wherein the ends of the check strip do not extend to the periphery of the interior chamber, thereby subdividing the interior chamber into a plurality of chambers which communicate with each other,wherein the check strip has a trapezoidal shape,wherein the first edge of the trapezoidal shaped check strip is not parallel to the second edge of the trapezoidal shaped check strip, andwherein the first end of the check strip is parallel to the second end of the check strip.