Patent ID: 8595864

Claim:
A motorcycle air bag jacket comprising: a first portion corresponding to a first portion adapted to correspond to a breast and an upper back portion of a user in a wearing state; and the first portion includes an annular portion which surrounds a neck portion of the user; the first portion having the annular portion includes a cutout portion at a portion thereof; the cutout portion is in the breast portion of the user in a wearing state, and is provided at a location biased from the center in a width direction of the airbag jacket; a second portion corresponding to a belly and a waist of the user in a wearing state; a rectangular-shaped recessed cutout portion formed in the bottom end of the second portion of the air bag jacket, said rectangular-shaped recessed cutout portion located at either a right or left side of the user in the wearing state, said rectangular-shaped recessed cutout portion is not formed behind an exterior surface of the second portion of the air bag jacket; an inflator; an inflator mounting port formed in a horizontal surface of the recessed cutout portion and projecting downward and away from the annular portion of the motorcycle airbag jacket; and a diffuser casing, accommodating a gas blow-off port of the inflator therein, inserted into the inflator mounting port, wherein the diffuser casing is fastened to the inflator mounting port by a clamp, the inflator is entirely arranged within a space defined by rectangular-shaped recessed cutout portion such that when the airbag jacket is in the wearing state the entire inflator is completely visible from the outside view, and the motorcycle airbag jacket is configured to inflate upon the user being displaced from a predetermined position on the motorcycle, in order to mitigate an impact on the user of the motorcycle.