Patent ID: 8118325

Claim:
An inflatable knee airbag cushion assembly comprising: an inflator; a inflatable airbag cushion comprising a middle portion between a front face and a rear face, wherein the middle portion has a width that is of a smaller magnitude than a width of the front face and the rear face, the front and rear face being coupled together along a perimeter such that the airbag cushion defines and inflatable void and has an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the middle portion is configured to be coupled to the inflator; a first tether coupled to the front face and coupled to the rear face such that the first tether is located within the inflatable void of the airbag cushion and extends between the front face and the rear face; and, a second tether coupled to the front face and coupled to the rear face such that the second tether is located within the inflatable void of the airbag cushion and extends between the front face and the rear face; wherein each of the first and second tethers are oriented such that they run transversely across at least part of the width of the inflatable airbag cushion, wherein the first tether is closer to the inflator than the second tether, wherein the first tether is coupled to the rear face of the inflatable airbag cushion at a point that is located closer to the inflator than at a point at which the first tether is coupled to the front face of the inflatable airbag cushion, wherein the rear face of the inflatable airbag cushion comprises a pleat that runs transversely across at least part of the width of the inflatable airbag cushion between the first tether and the second tether.