Patent ID: 7222877

Claim:
An air bag ( 100 ) configured to deploy in a generally vertical direction, comprising: at least one inflatable chamber ( 110 ; 112 ) defined by a flexible cushion; first mounting means ( 180 and 196 ) for mounting the air bag to a mounting surface at a roof of a vehicle and for providing, proximate a fixed first end of the inflatable chamber, in cooperation with other portions of the air bag, a base at or near a roof of a vehicle, from which the air bag extends as the air bag inflates; directing means, operatively connected to the first mounting means and to a portion of the cushion remote from the first mounting means, for reducing a tendency of the air bag to move laterally during and after inflation; wherein the first mounting means includes: a first mounting panel of material of triangular shape secured to one side of the air bag and a second mounting panel of material of triangular shape secured to an opposite side of the air bag; and a mounting member located at an apex of each of the first and second mounting panels for mounting the first and second mounting panels to an adjacent portion of a vehicle.