Patent ID: 7883106

Claim:
A seat belt assembly to restrain an occupant of a motor vehicle having a side or a side door, the assembly comprising: a belt webbing extending from a first end to a second end and including a lap portion adjacent the first end and a shoulder portion between the lap portion and the second end, the lap portion including tubular webbing extending from the first end to a transition point and being configured to open along a tear seam, and a solid section extending from the transition point to the second end; a latch plate carried by the belt webbing and adapted to be fastened to a buckle, the latch plate located on the webbing adjacent to the transition point when the latch plate is fastened to the buckle for the occupant of a predetermined stature; an airbag being disposed within the tubular webbing and configured to inflate and deploy through the tear seam, the airbag forming two parts connected together and having a common internal volume; at least one gas generator being fluidly coupled to the airbag and configured to provide an expanding gas to inflate and deploy the airbag in response to a control signal; the first part of the airbag being configured to inflate and deploy above and to the side of the tubular webbing such that the first part of the airbag is disposed between the occupant and the side or the side door of the vehicle to provide thorax protection; and the second part of the airbag being configured to inflate and deploy from the tubular webbing in a generally modular form along a longitudinal length of the tubular webbing from the first part of the airbag to the transition point and extending across the front of the occupant of predetermined stature to provide pelvis protection for the occupant.