Patent ID: 7448642

Claim:
An inflatable restraint module configured for mounting in an interior of a motor vehicle comprising: a chassis retaining an inflator, and connected to a mounting system; the chassis including a forward side wall disposed closer to an anticipated impact location than a rear side wall, a first lateral side wall, a second lateral side wall, and the rear side wall disposed opposite the forward side wall; wherein the forward side wall is disposed at an angle with respect to the first lateral side wall; the forward side wall including a forward deforming zone disposed between an upper portion of the forward side wall and a lower portion of the forward side wall; and wherein the forward deforming zone includes a first angled portion and a second angled portion, wherein a first bend is disposed between the upper portion of the forward side and the first angled portion, and a second bend is disposed between the first angled portion and the second angled portion.