Patent ID: 8672349

Claim:
An airbag module comprising: an inflatable airbag; an inflator configured to provide gas for inflating the airbag; wherein the airbag includes a vent opening in a surface of the airbag to allow inflation gas to escape the airbag; a tether aligned against the surface of the airbag adjacent the opening; wherein the tether includes a first tether opening and wherein the tether is configured so that the first tether opening and the vent opening are aligned prior to the full deployment of the airbag, and a guide layer that is separate from the tether and is fixedly coupled to the airbag, wherein the guide layer is positioned on the opposite side of the tether from the vent opening to thereby maintain the tether against the surface of the airbag; wherein during deployment of the airbag the position of the tether changes so that the first tether opening and vent opening are no longer aligned; and wherein the tether includes a second tether opening that is aligned with the vent opening when the airbag is fully deployed.