Patent ID: 6848705

Claim:
A cover for covering a compacted cushion of an airbag, the cover comprising a first frontal portion; a second frontal portion that separates from the first frontal portion in response to expansion of the compacted cushion to permit emergence of the compacted cushion between the first and second frontal portions in a frontal direction; a peripheral skirt adjoining the first and second frontal portions, wherein the peripheral skirt opens away from the compacted cushion in response to expansion of the compacted cushion to permit emergence of the compacted cushion in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the frontal direction and a third direction substantially perpendicular to the frontal direction and the first direction; wherein the peripheral skirt is connected to the first frontal portion by a connecting seam on either side of which the peripheral skirt and the first frontal portion are non-parallel to each other; wherein the peripheral skirt is configured to open regardless of whether separation of the first and second frontal portions has occurred; and a plurality of additional seams, the connecting seam and each of the additional seams having a tear strength selected to open the peripheral skirt regardless of whether separation of the first and second frontal portions has occurred, wherein the connecting seam and each of the additional seams has a tear strength selected to cause the peripheral skirt to open prior to separation of the first and second frontal portions.