Patent ID: 7780189

Claim:
An airbag apparatus to be mounted to a motorcycle and having an airbag for being deployed from a housing thereof and inflated upon detection of a collision of the motorcycle and an inflator for supplying inflation gas to the airbag, the airbag apparatus comprising: an elongated webbing having spaced ends, the webbing having a loose portion between the ends thereof, with one end secured to an outer surface of the airbag and the other end secured to the motorcycle so that the webbing is disposed outside the airbag; and a webbing holder of the elongated webbing for temporarily holding the loose portion of the webbing in a bunched state while the airbag is housed, with the webbing holder configured to release the webbing from the bunched state upon deployment of the airbag, wherein the webbing holder comprises a hook-and-loop fastener including opposing fastener portions thereof that are connected together to hold the loose portion of the webbing in the bunched state with a low strength connection therebetween that allows the opposing fastener portions to then easily separate from one another to freely release the webbing from the bunched state upon airbag deployment so that the webbing and hook-and-loop fastener thereof do not restrict and influence airbag deployment.