Patent ID: 7963548
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: B60R,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A curtain airbag fastener configured to fasten an airbag curtain to a frame of a vehicle by fixing the fastener to a mounting hole in the frame of the vehicle, the fastener comprising: a snap-in attachment portion to be inserted into the mounting hole; and a head portion configured to securely attach the airbag curtain to the fastener; wherein the fastener is formed as one single piece made from polymeric material; wherein the attachment portion includes a hook having two side portions connected at a front end and a resilient flange extending from a recessed backside of the hook between said two side portions, the resilient flange having a stepped shoulder at an end thereof oppositely facing said hook; wherein the attachment portion is configured to snap into the mounting hole, whereby the hook engages a lower edge of the mounting hole by hooking the lower edge and the stepped shoulder is configured to engage an upper and inside edge of the mounting hole on an opposite side of the hole than the hook; and wherein the fastener is configured to absorb a larger force in a downward and outward direction with respect to the frame than a force in an upward and outward direction.