Patent ID: 6883827

Claim:
A modular airbag cushion system adaptable to different vehicle platform configurations comprising i) a plurality of separate, interconnected inflatable airbag cushions each of which comprises at least one port for transmitting gas, wherein said cushions have an upper margin securable to a vehicle roof rail, a front side margin, a rear side margin and a lower margin; and ii) a gas inflation source in communication with at least one of said ports for inflating said cushions in response to a signal; and iii) a substantially rigid connector comprising a tube having a first end and a second end, said connector having an opening at said first end and an opening at said second end, said connector mating with each said interconnected inflatable airbag cushions, said connector being attached in a coaxial arrangement through at least one port on each of said cushions, said connector passing essentially completely along said upper margin within each cushion interior, and said connector tube including at least one radial opening within each said cushion interior.