Anti-telescoping inflatable curtain

摘要

An apparatus (10) for helping to protect an occupant (28) of a vehicle (12) that has a side structure (16) and a roof (18). The apparatus (10) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) having a stored condition in which the protection device is deflated, rolled up, and positioned extending along the vehicle roof (18). The protection device (16) is inflatable away from the vehicle roof (18) to a deployed condition positioned between the side structure (16) and the vehicle occupant (28). The apparatus (10) also includes a housing (40) for the protection device (16) when in the stored condition. At least one of the housing (40) and the protection device (16) include a portion (200) for blocking telescoping movement of the protection device (14).