Patent ID: 9421939
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: B60R

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle airbag assembly, comprising: a housing comprising a housing opening, wherein the housing comprises an interior surface configured to receive an airbag cushion and an exterior surface opposite from the interior surface; an inflator comprising an inflator base configured to be received in the housing opening, wherein the inflator base is configured to extend at least partially through the housing opening such that at least a portion of the inflator base extends out of the housing opening and is positioned adjacent to the exterior surface of the housing, wherein the housing opening comprises a plurality of notches, wherein the inflator base comprises a plurality of tabs, and wherein the plurality of tabs is configured to be received in the plurality of notches; and a retaining washer comprising a retaining washer opening, wherein the retaining washer is configured to be positioned such that at least a portion of the inflator base extends through the retaining washer opening and such that at least a portion of the retaining washer contacts the exterior surface of the housing, wherein the retaining washer is configured to be rotated with respect to the inflator base to mount the inflator to the housing and to prevent the inflator base from being withdrawn from the housing opening, and wherein the retaining washer and the inflator base have a configuration such that rotation alone of the washer with respect to the inflator base mounts the inflator to the housing and prevents the inflator base from being withdrawn from the housing opening.