Patent ID: 7806432

Claim:
An ejection mitigation system for protecting a passenger in a motor vehicle, the ejection mitigation system comprising: a non-inflatable rear ejection mitigation device configured to substantially cover the rear window of the motor vehicle, wherein the rear ejection mitigation device has a first end opposite from a second end; a passenger side deployment guide; a first deployment guide slider movably attached to the passenger side deployment guide, wherein the first deployment guide slider is linked to the first end of the non-inflatable rear ejection mitigation device; a driver side deployment guide; a second deployment guide slider movably attached to the driver side deployment guide, wherein the second deployment guide slider is linked to the second end of the non-inflatable rear ejection mitigation device; a passenger side inflatable airbag linked to the first deployment guide slider; and a driver side inflatable airbag linked to the second deployment guide slider; wherein the passenger side deployment guide and the driver side deployment guide are configured to guide the deployment of the non-inflatable rear ejection mitigation device; and whereby the non-inflatable rear ejection mitigation device is deployed, when the driver side inflatable airbag and passenger side inflatable airbag are inflated, due to the movement of the second deployment guide slider in the driver side deployment guide and the first deployment guide slider in the passenger side deployment guide.