Patent ID: 7574755

Claim:
An air bag apparatus, said apparatus comprising: a front portion, wherein said front portion is substantially rectangular; a back portion, wherein said back portion is substantially rectangular shaped having a top end and a bottom end and sized to cover at least the spine of the operator; a collar portion, wherein said collar portion is in inflatable communication with and between said front portion and said back portion; a lumbar attachment portion having a first end, second end and a mid portion between said first end and said second end, wherein said lumbar attachment portion is in inflatable communication with a bottom end of said back portion at said mid portion of said lumbar attachment portion and said first end removably attaches to said front portion at the bottom right of said front portion and said second end removably attaches to said front portion at the bottom left of said front portion; an air generator in communication with at least one of said front portion, back portion and lumbar attachment portion for expanding said air bag apparatus; and an actuator in communication with said air generator, wherein said actuator directs said air generator to supply air into the inside of said air bag apparatus to cause said air bag to expand.