Patent ID: 8047566

Claim:
An inflatable cushion for deployment along an interior side of a vehicle, comprising: an inflatable portion, the inflatable portion partially surrounding an area when the inflatable portion is inflated; a non-inflatable member secured to the inflatable portion and positioned in the area; and a retentive pocket formed by the non-inflatable member, the retentive pocket having a periphery bounded on at least one side by the non-inflatable member and a peripheral portion of the non-inflatable member is configured to create a recessed area in the retentive pocket when the non-inflatable member is secured to the inflatable portion and the inflatable portion is in an inflated state, the recessed area being disposed within the periphery of the retentive pocket; and wherein the area has a first perimeter defined by a portion of an edge of the inflatable cushion partially surrounding the area and a gap located between a first edge portion and a second edge portion of the portion of the edge of the inflatable cushion partially surrounding the area; and wherein the non-inflatable member has a second perimeter, the second perimeter being larger than the first perimeter and being defined by a first edge portion of the non-inflatable member and a second edge portion non-inflatable member, the second edge portion of the non-inflatable member being secured to the portion of the edge of the inflatable cushion partially surrounding the area and being located between the first edge portion and the second edge portion of the portion of the edge of the inflatable cushion partially surrounding the area and the first edge portion of the non-inflatable member traversing the gap, the first edge portion of the non-inflatable member having a dimension that is less than a dimension of the gap that corresponds to when the inflatable cushion is inflated and when the non-inflatable member is not secured to the inflatable cushion.