Patent ID: 7874586
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a housing having an inlet and an outlet; an inflation device disposed at said inlet; and an airbag deployable between a un-deployed and deployed state, said airbag secured to said housing and in communication with said inflation device and including a top panel, a bottom panel, a pair of side panels connecting said top panel and said bottom panels, and a crown panel including a central portion surrounded by a plurality of outer portions that connect said top panel, said bottom panel, and said pair of side panels, wherein said top panel, bottom panel, and said side panels are pleated in a direction toward said central portion of said crown panel and said outer portions of said crown panel are rolled in an axial direction toward said inlet of said housing and radially toward said central portion when said airbag is in said un-deployed state such that said central portion is in direct communication with said inflation device; and wherein a length of each pleat proximate said outlet is less than a length of each pleat proximate said inlet of said housing.