Key Safety Systems, Inc.

Bernd Kippschull

Robert Negele

An airbag for a front passenger seat, comprising: an inlet port for inflation gas; a main body, formed of at least one panel of fabric, and comprising a retainer () adapted for mounting the airbag to a vehicle, and a passenger contact region; and at least one tether () located inside the main body and connecting the retainer () to the passenger contact region so as to restrain inflation of at least a portion of the passenger contact region, wherein the tether () is attached to the fabric panel along a generally vertical line by stitches () which pass through stitch holes which are located inside the main body.

Passenger airbag

A curtain airbag assembly has, for fastening purposes, at least one strap attached to the airbag. The strap is held in position by being guided through a passage behind a hanger projecting in the manner of a bracket from the structural member of a vehicle. The strap is secured in place by being folded by an angle of more than 90&#xb0; around at least one edge of the hanger and by at least one means for fastening.

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Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany

Bernd Kippschull