Patent ID: 6695347
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An air-bag arrangement for use in a motor vehicle, the arrangement comprising:an inflatable element comprising an inflatable part, an edge part, an upper region, and a lower region; connectors to secure the edge part of the inflatable element to the motor vehicle; an inflator adapted to inflate the inflatable part of the inflatable element; and a tether arrangement comprising: an elongated tether having first and second ends thereof, wherein the first end is secured to a part of the inflatable element adjacent the upper region of the inflatable element, and wherein the second end is secured to the motor vehicle, a guide located adjacent one end of the inflatable element and adjacent the lower region of the inflatable element, the tether passing movably through the guide; and a catching portion adapted to permit the tether to move through the guide in one direction and to prevent the tether from moving through the guide in an opposite direction.