Patent ID: 7562901
Filing Date: 2009-07-21
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle that has a side structure and a roof, the apparatus comprising: an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device inflatable away from the vehicle roof from a stored condition to a deployed condition positioned between the side structure and a vehicle occupant, the protection device comprising a curtain portion and a sail portion; a one-piece cover for at least partially enclosing the protection device in the stored condition, the cover comprising: a main portion for at least partially enclosing the curtain portion, an extension portion for at least partially enclosing the sail portion, and a connecting portion that connects the extension portion to the main portion, the connecting portion facilitating movement of the sail portion and the extension portion relative to the curtain portion and the main portion while the protection device is packaged in the cover; and at least one push-in fastener for securing the cover to the vehicle.