Patent ID: 7455314

Claim:
An occupant protection system for a vehicle having a roof portion, wherein the roof portion includes at least one airbag recess, the system comprising: at least one occupant seat having a frame integrated with a backrest section and a seat section, wherein the seat section includes a seat cushion; a first airbag assembly having a first inflatable airbag and a deployment location, the first airbag assembly being mounted to the frame that is integrated with the seat section, the frame being external to the seat cushion; a second airbag assembly having a second inflatable airbag, the second airbag assembly being containable within the airbag recess; and the first inflatable airbag being configured to extend upward from the deployment location through a passenger pelvic-thorax protection region while in an inflated state, and the second inflatable airbag being configured to extend downward from the roof portion to below a passenger shoulder-thorax protection region while in the inflated state, wherein the first airbag assembly and the second airbag assembly are deployed sequentially.