Patent ID: 7314229

Claim:
An occupant restriction device comprising: a left side shock absorbing portion configured and arranged to be installed inside a cabin of a vehicle to be disposed generally in front of a left kneecap of an occupant when the occupant sits on a front occupant seat; a right side shock absorbing portion configured and arranged to be installed in inside the cabin of the vehicle to be disposed generally in the front of a right kneecap of the occupant when the occupant sits on the front occupant seat; and a transverse center shock absorbing portion disposed between the left and right side shock absorbing portions to form a shock absorbing body, the shock absorbing body including an inflatable body configured and arranged to be deployed toward inside the cabin of the vehicle, the shock absorbing body being arranged such that the transverse center shock absorbing portion protrudes farther toward inside the cabin of the vehicle than the left and right side shock absorbing portions.