Patent ID: 7223224
Filing Date: 2007-05-29
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A method of folding an airbag, comprising: a. tucking a part of a distal portion of an unfolded airbag into an interior of the airbag; b. forming a plurality of overlapping longitudinal folds in the first and second halves of the airbag, wherein the step of forming the plurality of overlapping longitudinal folds in the first and second halves of the airbag comprises: c. folding a proximal portion of the airbag a plurality of times along fold lines substantially transverse to an orientation of the longitudinal folds, thereby forming a first fold body; and d. folding the distal portion of the airbag a plurality of times along fold lines substantially transverse to the orientation of the longitudinal folds, thereby forming a second fold body.