Patent ID: 8231139

Claim:
An airbag arrangement for a front seat passenger in a motor vehicle, comprising an airbag mounted, in its stowed condition, in the dashboard of the vehicle, the airbag configured in an inflated, deployed condition in which it is interposed between a structure of the vehicle and an occupant of the passenger front seat, the inflated airbag is wider on its upper side, nearer such occupant, than on its lower side; wherein the airbag is formed from a pair of side panels and an inflator interface panel, the inflator interface panel having a central aperture through which an inflator can pass gas into the airbag to inflate the airbag, and wherein the side panels are each stitched to the inflator interface panel; and wherein the airbag is configured to spread out to increase an area of contact with the structure of the vehicle upon impact of a front seat passenger with the airbag.