Patent ID: 7556281
Filing Date: 2009-07-07
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A bracket in combination with an airbag subassembly, said airbag subassembly comprising an inflator and a support structure which forms a portion of a steering wheel subassembly, said bracket comprising: a base; an inflator opening that is positioned in an internal portion of said base and that is configured to receive said inflator of said airbag subassembly; and at least two retention members that are bent to form an angle with and extend from said base into the inflator opening, said retention members being approximately perpendicular to said base, wherein said retention members are formed integral with said base, wherein said retention members are curled in shape to form a surface defining a cavity extending perpendicular to said base, wherein each of said curled retention members comprises a curled inner surface and a curled outer surface, a retention opening which penetrates said curled inner surface and said curled outer surface and communicates with said cavity extending from said base, and a first engagement surface and a second engagement surface defined by side edges of said retention opening, and wherein said curled retention members are inserted into apertures defined by the support structure.