Trw Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.

John N Clark, Iii

Ernst M Faigle

Charles E Steffens, Jr

Apparatus ( ) for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle ( ) comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device ( ) inflatable away from the vehicle roof ( ) into a position between the side structure ( ) of the vehicle and a vehicle occupant. The protection device ( ), when inflated, has an upper edge ( ) positioned adjacent the roof ( ) and a lower edge ( ) spaced from the roof. The protection device ( ) also includes a guide ( ) and a flexible elongated member ( ) that extends through the guide and is slidable through the guide when the protection device is inflated. The member ( ) has two leg portions ( ) extending from the side structure ( ) of the vehicle ( ) to the protection device ( ) when the protection device is inflated.

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Ray, MI, United States of America

John N Clark, Iii