Patent ID: 7566074

Claim:
An air bag module, comprising: a housing having at least one vent opening; an inflatable cushion being stored in an un-deployed position in the housing, the inflatable cushion being configured to be deployed out of the housing; an inflator for inflating the inflatable cushion, the inflator being in fluid communication with the inflatable cushion and having a plurality of inflation openings for allowing an inflation gas to pass therethrough; a deployable member having a first end secured to the housing, a second end secured to an interior surface of the inflatable cushion, and a portion between the first end and the second end overlaying the vent opening; and wherein the deployable member is configured to allow venting through the at least one vent opening when the inflatable cushion is in the un-deployed position and the at least one vent opening is covered by the deployable member when the inflatable cushion inflates towards a fully deployed position and wherein the deployable member comprises an elongated opening for alignment with at least some of the plurality of inflation openings of the inflator and the at least one vent opening.