elt portion that constitutes the vehicle occupant restraint apparatus, with part cut away, according to the third embodiment of the invention, FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view that is taken along the line VIB-VIB in FIG. 6A, and FIG. 6C is a cross-sectional view that is taken along the line VIC-VIC in FIG. 6A;FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main portion of a vehicle occupant restraint apparatus