Patent ID: 7784823

Claim:
A vehicle occupant restraint system comprising: a side gas bag ( 14 ; 214 ; 314 ; 314 ′; 414 ) which in a folded condition is arranged folded along a roof frame ( 16 ) of a vehicle, the side gas bag ( 14 ; 214 ; 314 ; 314 ′; 414 ) having a front inflatable section ( 20 ) at a front end of the side gas bag ( 14 ; 214 ; 314 ; 314 ′; 414 ) and an inflatable portion ( 22 ) adjoining the front inflatable section ( 20 ) in the longitudinal direction (R) of the vehicle, the side gas bag ( 14 ; 214 ; 314 ; 314 ′; 414 ) being configured such that in an inflated condition the front inflatable section ( 20 ) projects further into the vehicle interior than the inflatable portion ( 22 ) adjoining the front inflatable section ( 20 ), wherein in the inflated condition the side gas bag ( 314 ; 314 ′) is folded over in the region of the front inflatable section ( 20 ), so that a first inflatable partial section ( 362 ; 362 ′) lies on a second inflatable partial section ( 364 ; 364 ′).