Patent ID: 7926839

Claim:
A head and neck restraint system for an individual in a motor vehicle, said system comprising: a seat for an individual, a seatbelt extending across an individual's lap and a shoulder belt extending across the individual's chest and fixed at one end thereof to a portion of a motor vehicle behind the individual and an opposite end thereof releaseably fastened to a portion of the motor vehicle adjacent the individual's lap; an inflatable airbag fixed to said shoulder belt in front of the individual's chest constructed and dimensioned to inflate outwardly therefrom and wherein said inflatable airbag includes a lower frontal portion and an upwardly extending portion including a partial collar portion; a lower body protecting portion that extends downwardly from said lower frontal portion to protect the thighs and knees of the individual; an upwardly extending head restraining portion; a lower face protecting portion extending across a lower portion of the individual's face and an upper face protecting portion extending across an upper portion of the individual's face; and means for producing pressurized gas in said airbag upon reception of a command signal.