Patent ID: 7681907

Claim:
An air-bag unit for a vehicle seat having a squab and a back-rest, the back-rest including a frame covered with upholstery, the air-bag unit comprising: an inflatable air-bag connected to an inflator to inflate the air-bag upon deployment of the air-bag unit; and a mounting bracket, the air-bag unit being mounted to the back-rest frame via the mounting bracket so as to be located inboard of part of the frame with the inflator being positioned to direct gas into the air-bag in a generally forward direction relative to the back-rest such that the deployment of the air-bag unit will cause the air-bag to inflate so that at least part of the air-bag lies between the frame and an occupant of the vehicle seat; wherein the air-bag unit is mounted such that the inflator is located adjacent a rear-most region of the frame so that a significant length of the air-bag bears against the frame as the air-bag is inflated upon the deployment, urging the airbag towards the occupant.