Patent ID: 7407186

Claim:
An airbag cushion configured to be inflated, wherein, upon inflation, the airbag comprises: a front panel comprising a set of first yarns, the front panel defining a front face in which the first yarns extend approximately laterally relative to a vehicle occupant location, the front panel further defining a first side face and a second side face that extend rearwardly from the front face, wherein the front face and the first and second side faces at least partially define a first volume, and wherein in the first and second side faces the first yarns extend substantially directly toward the vehicle occupant location; a first side panel having a first edge attached to the first side face of the front panel, wherein the first side panel includes a set of second yarns that are angled with respect to the first yarns in the first side face such that the first yarns and second yarns are non-parallel to each other; a second side panel having a first edge attached to the second side face of the front panel, wherein the second side panel includes a set of third yarns that are angled with respect to the first yarns of the second side face such that the first yarns and the third yarns are non-parallel to each other; and a rear panel attached to the first side panel and the second side panel such that the rear panel and the first and second side panels at least partially define a second volume, wherein the first and second side panels are configured to stretch more than the front panel such that the second volume acts as a support to the first volume.