Patent ID: 7942442

Claim:
A method for folding an airbag cushion into a housing, comprising: obtaining an airbag cushion defined by an upper panel and a lower panel, wherein the airbag cushion is attached to a housing; tucking a first portion of the airbag cushion into a second portion of the airbag cushion such that the upper and lower panels of the first portion are positioned in between the upper and lower panels of the second portion; directly stitching at least two adjacent layers of the tucked portion of the airbag cushion together, wherein the step of directly stitching is performed after the step of tucking a first portion of the airbag cushion into a second portion of the airbag cushion; reverse rolling the tucked portion in towards the housing; accordion folding a first half of the airbag cushion in towards the housing, wherein the first half of the airbag cushion includes approximately half of the tucked portion; accordion folding a second half of the airbag cushion in towards the housing, wherein the second half of the airbag cushion includes approximately half of the tucked portion; and accordion folding each of the accordion folded first and second halves of the airbag cushion into the housing.