Patent 7784866 was granted and assigned to Takata Corporation on August, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An occupant restraint device 10 in which a bag is disposed without being folded includes a bag 12 disposed above the seat pan 8 and being inflatable to push a front portion of the seat cushion from below, and a gas generator 14 for inflating the bag 12. The bag 12 is disposed on the seat pan 8 in a flattened state without being folded.