Patent ID: 7712766

Claim:
Side airbag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraint system, comprising: an airbag which is provided to protect a vehicle occupant, the airbag including at least two inflatable chambers which are in each case to assume a specific position in a motor vehicle after inflation; a functional band which is fastened by a portion outside the airbag, the functional band being configured to exert on at least one of the chambers of the airbag a holding force such that the chamber, after inflation, assumes a predetermined position provided for the chamber; and a holding device to connect a gas generator to part of a vehicle seat or vehicle body, wherein the holding device includes a fastening portion to connect the holding device to part of the vehicle seat or of the vehicle body, and wherein a portion of the functional band is fastened, together with the fastening portion of the holding device, to part of the vehicle seat or the vehicle body.