Patent ID: 7568729

Claim:
An airbag module, comprising: an inflatable airbag cushion; a cinch tube disposed on the inflatable airbag cushion and circumventing an aperture disposed in the inflatable airbag cushion, a sleeve extending around the majority of the perimeter of the cinch tube and having a sleeve aperture defined by a frame; and a cinch cord extending out of the sleeve aperture and around a majority of the perimeter of the cinch tube with a portion of the cinch cord extending in the sleeve, wherein the cinch cord is coupled to the airbag such that upon inflatable airbag deployment with obstruction, the cinch cord does not fully extend and the cinch tube remains open, and upon inflatable airbag deployment without obstruction, the cinch cord extends and at least partially closes the cinch tube; and wherein the portion of the cinch cord extending though the sleeve comprises a plurality cone shaped stoppers configured to pass through the sleeve aperture upon airbag deployment and to resist re-entry into the sleeve aperture after airbag deployment.