Patent ID: 7347450

Claim:
An airbag cushion module, comprising: an inflatable airbag cushion defining an interior; a cinch tube having a base end opposite from a terminal end, wherein the terminal end has an aperture; and a cinch cord coupled to the terminal end of the cinch tube and extending around a majority of the aperture of the terminal end of the cinch tube, the cinch cord further coupled to a surface of the airbag cushion such that upon inflatable airbag deployment with obstruction, the cinch cord does not fully extend and the cinch tube remains open, and upon inflatable airbag deployment without obstruction, the cinch cord extends and at least partially closes the aperture at the terminal end, wherein the cinch tube is configured such that the aperture at the terminal end at least partially closes, upon inflatable airbag deployment without obstruction, without necessitating closure of the base end of the cinch tube, and wherein the configuration of the cinch tube and the length of the cinch cord enables the aperture to at least partially close, upon inflatable airbag deployment without obstruction, such that the terminal end is at least partially within the interior of the inflatable airbag cushion after the aperture becomes at least partially closed.