Patent ID: 7125043

Claim:
An airbag device for protecting an occupant of a vehicle, comprising: an airbag having a front portion facing the occupant and a rear portion opposite to the front portion when the airbag is inflated, an inflator attached to the rear portion of the airbag for inflating the airbag, a retainer attached to the airbag and the inflator and having an insertion port for inserting one end of the inflator, said airbag being folded and mounted on one side of the retainer, and a shape-maintaining component having a first connecting portion connected to the front portion of the airbag and a second connecting portion attached to a lower part of the retainer for covering the airbag in a folded state so that the one end of the inflator is placed in the insertion port behind the first connecting portion, said shape-maintaining component covering an upper portion of the folded airbag located on said one side of the retainer and extending from said upper portion to the other side of the retainer to attach and hold the folded airbag to the retainer.