Patent ID: 7841621

Claim:
An airbag assembly, comprising: a side curtain airbag having an inflatable curtain portion and an inflatable sail portion; a first fold of the sail portion with respect to the curtain portion prior to folding the side curtain airbag into a stowed condition for installation in a vehicle, wherein the curtain portion is disposed rearward of the first fold and the sail portion is disposed at least partially forward of the first fold; a tether having a first end attached to the side curtain airbag rearward of the first fold and a second end attachable to a structural pillar of the vehicle for guiding a direction of expansion of the sail portion during inflation; and a first aperture formed through the side curtain airbag forward of the first fold, wherein the side curtain airbag is operably engaged with the tether at the first aperture for guiding the direction of expansion of the sail portion during inflation.