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An inflatable restraint assembly including an inflatable curtain structure deployable from a storage position along the roof rail of the vehicle so as to extend downwardly over an area within the vehicle interior adjacent to an occupant to be protected. The inflatable curtain structure is deployed d

An inflatable restraint assembly including an inflatable curtain structure deployable from a storage position along the roof rail of the vehicle so as to extend downwardly over an area within the vehicle interior adjacent to an occupant to be protected. The inflatable curtain structure is deployed downwardly along a deployment path from its storage location along the roof rail of the vehicle in substantially nonobstructing relation to shoulder harness structures and is thereafter anchored over the covered area in a substantially tensioned configuration.

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1. In a transportation vehicle, an inflatable restraint assembly disposed within the interior of the transportation vehicle so as to provide a restraining cover over an area adjacent to an occupant during a collision event wherein the vehicle includes a framework comprising a roof rail extending alo

1. In a transportation vehicle, an inflatable restraint assembly disposed within the interior of the transportation vehicle so as to provide a restraining cover over an area adjacent to an occupant during a collision event wherein the vehicle includes a framework comprising a roof rail extending along the roof line of the vehicle, a first pillar element extending away from the roof rail adjacent to a windshield and at least a second pillar element extending away from the roof rail at a location rearward of the first pillar element, the inflatable restraint assembly comprising: an inflatable curtain structure in fluid communication with an inflation unit, the inflatable curtain structure being stored in a region substantially adjacent to the roof line of the vehicle such that upon inflation, the inflatable curtain structure expands downwardly in covering relation to regions within the interior of the vehicle below the roof rail, the inflatable curtain structure being operatively connected to a travel guide element such that the travel guide element guides the inflatable curtain structure downwardly along a predetermined deployment path during inflation and such that upon inflation being completed, the travel guide element thereafter holds the inflatable curtain structure in place in a substantially taut orientation over a portion of the vehicle interior below the roof rail and adjacent to the occupant so as to span at least a portion of the region between the first pillar element and the second pillar element so as to provide a barrier between the occupant and the vehicle interior during an extended roll-over event wherein the travel guide element comprises a flexible elongate lace element in sliding engagement with the inflatable curtain structure, the elongate lace element being disposed along the deployment path of the inflatable curtain structure such that during inflation the inflatable curtain structure travels downwardly along the elongate lace element and wherein a directional locking element is disposed in substantially fixed relation along the elongate lace element so as to hold the inflatable curtain structure in place at a position below the roof rail following deployment.