Patent ID: 8282126

Claim:
An occupant restraint system for a motor vehicle having a seat system configured to provide seating to an occupant positioned adjacent to a console having a top surface and configured to provide utility, the restraint system comprising: a cushion stored in the folded configuration; wherein the cushion includes an inflatable chamber, which is configured to inflate adjacent to an occupant to provide impact restraint to the occupant; and an inflator configured to provide gas to inflate the inflatable chamber of the cushion; wherein a bottom portion of the cushion deploys to a position below the top surface of the console, and a top portion of the cushion deploys to a position above the top surface of the console; wherein, during occupant loading of the cushion, a portion of the cushion contacts the console to receive lateral support and to react the forces imparted into the cushion induced by the occupant impacting the cushion; and wherein such lateral support impedes lateral displacement of the cushion providing additional restraint to the occupant.