Patent ID: 7954842

Claim:
An airbag restraint device for occupants of a vehicle, comprising: an airbag system having an airbag module that includes an airbag that is inflatable via an inflation device; a cover that at least partially covers said airbag, wherein said cover is provided with a tear seam that is designed for said airbag and via which said airbag, upon inflation, can expand outwardly; and a force-concentrating arrangement for concentrating an opening force of said airbag, as it expands, onto said tear seam, wherein said force-concentrating arrangement comprises a structure (that extends around said airbag and has two opposite ends, further wherein said structure is folded over to form two layers and to bring said ends together at said tear seam, where said ends are connected to said cover, further wherein one of said ends of said structure is provided with a plurality of spaced-apart, strip-shaped members that extend away from said one end, further wherein said strip-shaped members are sewn directly to said tear seam and form tear strips that upon expansion of said airbag are adapted to tear defined, spaced-apart holes into said tear seam for a defined further opening of said tear seam, and wherein said layers of said structure are disposed next to or parallel to one another.