Patent ID: 8851511

Claim:
An inflatable cushion ( 10 , 10 A, 10 B) extending from a seat ( 4 ) of a vehicle comprises: a front first side panel ( 22 ); a rear second side panel ( 24 ); a top panel ( 26 ) spaced between an upper edge of the front and rear side panels ( 22 , 24 ); a bottom panel ( 28 ) spaced between a lower edge of the front and rear side panels ( 22 , 24 ); and wherein the top and bottom panels ( 26 , 28 ) are configured to create a contoured shaped ( 23 ), fully inflated side airbag cushion ( 10 ) extending from the seat ( 4 ) along a door ( 6 ) adjacent to a door trim ( 7 ) with a larger sized forward end ( 27 ) volume and with a smaller sized end ( 29 ) volume at a mid-location region ( 25 ) wherein the inflated airbag cushion ( 10 ) fills a gap between the door trim ( 7 ) and the vehicle seat ( 4 ) wherein the contoured shape ( 23 ) has the smaller sized end ( 29 ) volume at the mid-location region ( 25 ) extend vertically from the bottom panel to the top panel.