Patent ID: 7290791
Filing Date: 2007-11-06
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A vehicle seat assembly, comprising: a frame; a seat pad adjacent the frame; a trim cover extending over the seat pad and including an air bag release seam adjacent the seat pad, the trim cover having an interior surface facing the seat pad and an opposed exterior surface; an air bag assembly mounted on the frame within the trim cover in a spaced relationship from the air bag release seam, the air bag assembly including an inflator and a folded air bag that is inflated by the inflator to unfold and project outwardly from the seat through the air bag release seam of the trim cover; and an air bag guide including an inner panel and an outer panel that are each made of flexible material and have outer extremities; and a rigid plastic connector connected to the interior surface of the trim cover adjacent the interior surface of the trim cover, the connector connecting the outer extremities of the flexible inner and outer panels to each other adjacent the air bag release seam, wherein the connector is a unitary member that extends between and connects outer extremities of the flexible inner and outer panels to each other adjacent the air bag release seam, and wherein the unitary member has opposed ends, each of the ends connecting to a respective one of the outer extremities of the flexible inner and outer panels, the air bag guide being made of a cloth material.