Patent ID: 7607683

Claim:
An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle, said apparatus comprising: an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device having a stored, deflated position and an inflated position; and an inflation fluid source for providing inflation fluid to inflate said inflatable vehicle occupant protection device, said inflatable vehicle occupant protection device comprising: an elongated first panel having opposite end portions positioned overlying each other and interconnected to place said first panel in a continuous loop, said first panel including an elongated opening having a periphery, a length, and a width shorter than said length; and a second panel having a periphery interconnected with said periphery of said opening in said first panel, said second panel having a length and a width shorter than said length, wherein said second panel is sewn to said first panel such that said length of said second panel extends along said width of said opening of said first panel and said width of said second panel extends along said length of said opening of said first panel to define a downwardly open pocket for receiving a portion of a child size vehicle occupant when said inflatable vehicle occupant protection device is in said inflated position.