FILM AIRBAGS
Inflatable airbag (26, 34) for a vehicle which is deployed in the event of an accident involving the vehicle to provide protection for an occupant of the vehicle includes a plurality of ribbons (32) coupled together to define an enclosed, fluid-retaining space and a layer of film (44) laminated on at least one of an outer side of the ribbons (32) and an inner side of the ribbons (32). The ribbons (32) each have a width of less than about 3 mm and preferably about 0.5 to about 1 mm. The ribbons (32) may be made from polypropylene, polyethylene, polyester or polyamide and the layers of film (44) may be made from polyethylene, polyurethane, polyester or polyamide. The ribbons (32) and layers of film (44) may be made of the same or different materials.