Patent ID: 7789420

Claim:
A restraint system for a vehicle occupant seated in a vehicle seat, the seat including a seat back and a head rest positioned above the seat back, wherein the seat back is configured to be positioned so that a top edge of the seat back is proximate a shoulder of the occupant, and wherein a top edge of the head rest is configured to be proximate a head of the occupant, wherein a bottom edge of the head rest is positioned at the same height as or above a top edge of the seat back, the system comprising: a shoulder anchor disposed behind a seat in a front-rear direction of a vehicle; and an occupant restraint belt extending through the shoulder anchor and configured to extend over the shoulder of the occupant and across a torso of the occupant, wherein the restraint belt includes an inflatable portion configured to be positioned adjacent to the occupant's head; and an inflator for inflating the inflatable portion, wherein the shoulder anchor is below the top edge of the seat back of the seat, and wherein the occupant restraint belt contacts the top edge of the seat back prior to inflation such that there is no space between the top edge of the seat back and the occupant restraint belt.