Patent ID: 6796577
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An air-bag arrangement in the form of an inflatable curtain adapted to be mounted in a motor vehicle and adapted, when inflated, to extend adjacent the side windows of the motor vehicle, the air-bag arrangement including an inflatable element having an upper edge including means to mount the upper edge to a roof of the motor vehicle, and an opposed lower edge having opposed ends and including, means to connect the opposed ends to anchoring points within the motor vehicle, the lower edge of the inflatable element having between the anchoring points at least one inflatable region and at least one uninflatable region, the uninflatable region including at least one aperture therein, wherein on inflation of the inflatable element, the width of the at least one aperture will increase to moderate the tension generated between the anchoring points by the inflation of the inflatable region.