Patent ID: 7040651

Claim:
A safety device for an occupant sitting in a vehicle seat comprising: an airbag positioned to deploy between the head of the occupant and a head restraint of the seat, wherein the airbag includes a main airbag in fluid communication with a secondary airbag; wherein the secondary airbag is configured to substantially fill with inflation gas before the main airbag fills with inflation gas, and wherein the airbag is configured so that when the secondary airbag inflates the main bag is positioned between the head restraint and the neck and nape area of the occupant so that the main bag inflates to bend the head and the neck of the occupant toward the chest, wherein the secondary airbag has two tubular positioning cushions which are connected with the main airbag so that, upon inflation of the positioning cushions the positioning of the main airbag takes place, and wherein the two tubular positioning cushions are connected by a middle cushion which upon inflation deploys in the area between the head restraint and the occupant's head.