Patent ID: 7926844

Claim:
An airbag assembly comprising: an inflator configured to expel inflation gas in response to predetermined conditions; and a packaged inflatable airbag cushion in fluid communication with the inflator, wherein the cushion is coupled to and contained within a housing, wherein the cushion comprises two opposing layers of material, which further comprise a front face and a rear face, wherein the cushion comprises a throat portion that further comprises a base portion that is coupled to a housing, wherein the cushion comprises an upper occupant portion, a lower occupant portion, a left portion, and a right portion, wherein the base portion of the cushion is disposed adjacent to a base portion of the housing, wherein a bottom portion is been tucked into the lower occupant portion toward the housing, the left and right portions are accordion-folded such that the upper occupant portion and the lower occupant portion each comprise left and right portions that are respectively accordion-folded, and then followed by reverse rolling of the lower occupant portion of the cushion, wherein the cushion is packaged into the housing in a packaged configuration such that the accordion-folded left and right portions of the upper occupant portion of the cushion are disposed on top of the reverse rolled lower occupant portion of the cushion, and wherein, in the packaged configuration, the upper occupant portion of the cushion is adjacent to a cabin-proximal side of the housing, such that a center of mass of the packaged lower occupant portion is disposed nearer the base portion of the housing and nearer a cabin-distal side of the housing than is the center of mass of the upper occupant portion.