Patent ID: 8500157

Claim:
An airbag assembly comprising: a housing elongated in a longitudinal direction such that a longitudinal axis of the housing extends between a first end and a second end of the housing, wherein the housing comprises a mounting component that is closer to the first end of the housing than it is to the second end; an inflator coupled to the housing at a position that is closer to the second end of the housing than is the mounting component, wherein the inflator is configured to be activated in response to vehicle conditions as detected by one or more vehicle sensors; an inflatable airbag cushion that is coupled to the housing; and a stabilizer strap coupled to a portion of the inflatable airbag cushion and coupled to the mounting component of the housing to be retained by the mounting component, wherein an entirety of the stabilizer strap is closer to the first end of the housing than it is to the second end, wherein the stabilizer strap is configured to prevent the portion of the inflatable airbag cushion that is coupled to the stabilizer strap from rotating about the position at which the inflator is coupled to the housing so as to inhibit skewing of the inflatable airbag cushion during deployment thereof, and wherein the mounting component is configured to retain the stabilizer strap throughout a full deployment of the inflatable airbag cushion whenever the vehicle conditions are such that the inflator is activated.