Patent ID: 8419049

Claim:
An airbag comprising: a left inflation chamber that is inflated and deployed on the front left side of a passenger; a right inflation chamber that is inflated and deployed on the front right side of the passenger from a car body upon supply of gas into the insides; said left inflation chamber and said right inflation chamber comprising: a first communication path formed at an end portion of said car body side; a connection portion connected at an intermediate portion in the inflating and deploying direction; and a second communication path formed within the connection portion; a first tether for each of the left and right inflation chambers with each of the first tethers having one end connected to an inner face of the corresponding left and right inflation chambers and the other end connected to the connection portion; and a second tether for each of the left and right inflation chambers with each of the second tethers having one end connected to an inner face in the vicinity of the top portion of the corresponding left and right inflation chambers, and the other end connected to the connection portion or the other ends of the second tethers being directly connected together to form an intermediate tether portion that passes through the second connection path, wherein a third communication path, which is separate from said second communication path, is formed within said connection portion, and at least the other end of said first tether is connected to a bridge portion formed between said second communication path and said third communication path.