An apparatus (10) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (20), an inflator (30), and a cover (40). The inflator (30) inflates the protection device (20). The cover (40) includes a center section (155) interposed between first and second ...

An inflatable air bag (10) for helping to protect an occupant (22) of a vehicle (16) has a deflated condition stored in a container (40) in the vehicle and has an inflated condition. The air bag (10) when in the inflated condition has lower and upper secti...

A seat belt webbing retractor (10) includes a spool assembly (60) around which seat belt webbing (16) is wound. The spool assembly (60) is rotatable in webbing withdrawal and webbing retraction directions (A,B). A ratchet wheel (70) is rotatable in the wit...