Patent ID: 7458605

Claim:
An airbag for protecting an occupant, comprising: a left half airbag to be inflated on a front left side of the occupant, and having a front end, a right half airbag to be inflated on a front right side of the occupant, and having a front end, said right half airbag being spaced from the left half airbag with an atmosphere therebetween when inflated, and a base-end chamber attached to each rear end portion of the left and right half airbags to communicate therewith, wherein said airbag consists essentially of one inner panel, one left outer panel portion, one right outer panel portion and one base-end panel, respectively formed separately and connected together: said one inner panel having upper and lower edges and extending from the front end of the left half airbag to the front end of the right half airbag while forming inner surfaces of the left and right half airbags facing each other, said left outer panel portion forming an outer surface of the left half airbag, said right outer panel portion forming an outer surface of the right half airbag, and said one base-end panel forming the base-end chamber for the left and right half airbags so that the left and right half airbags are inflated with gas passing through the base-end chamber.