Patent ID: 7661708

Claim:
A gas bag module having a gas bag ( 12 ) whose wall, in a first state of said gas bag ( 12 ), has at least one pleat ( 22 ) that is formed in that opposite sections of said wall lie against each other, and having a holder that holds said opposite sections together and affixes said pleat ( 22 ), said holder being actively releasable in response to a signal, as a result of which said gas bag ( 12 ) reaches a second state in which said pleat ( 22 ) is opened, wherein said holder has a fastening strap ( 56 ) with one end thereof being connected to said gas bag wall, said fastening strap ( 56 ) holding said pleat ( 22 ) by passing through an opening ( 30 ) in said pleat ( 22 ) in said first state of said gas bag ( 12 ).