Key Safety Systems, Inc.

Breed Automotive Technology, Inc.

Gregor Gromodka

Volker Hofmann

Matthias Volkmann

Marko Morhard

Bernhard Schmidt

Lars Schimek

An air bag () for use in a vehicle () having a border region () having a top () situated about at least one inflatable region (); the top of the border region configured to be secured directly or indirectly to a portion of the vehicle or component of the vehicle; wherein the border region includes at least one slit.

Air bag having a slit in a border region

An airbag is fastened to a structural member of a motor vehicle. The airbag has at least one strap arranged on a border region of the airbag. The strap has a portal therethrough for receiving a hanger element that is a part of the structural member of the vehicle. The hanger element projects at least partly through the portal in the airbag strap. A fastener is attached to the hanger element, so that the airbag is arranged between the structural member and the fastener. The airbag may have a plurality of straps and the portals are arranged in pairs and the fastener is a handle that extends through the portals arranged in pairs.

Attachment for an airbag

An airbag for a vehicle is constructed to be arranged in the region of the vehicle roof and has at least one inflatable chamber. The arrangement of the airbag is above securing portions which extend from the inflatable chamber upwards in the direction of the vehicle roof, with the securing portions having inflatable regions.

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