Patent ID: 6039341
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An air bag module comprising an air bag, an air bag mounting bracket and a housing, characterized bythe housing having a front, opposed sides, a top, a bottom, a rear opening, and a door connected to each opposed side by a flexible hinge and sized such that when folded over the rear opening they will overlap and close the opening,a mounting bracket mounting an air bag on one side and including a tab having an enlarged head supported by a narrow stem extending from the other side,a slot formed in each door such that, when the doors are folded over to close the opening, the slots are slightly offset from alignment with each other and with the tab,the housing being formed of flexible plastic such that when the air bag and mounting bracket are inserted within the housing and the doors closed, the housing may be deformed by manually squeezing to align the slots on both doors to enable the tab enlarged head to protrude through the aligned slots so that, when the housing is manually released, the slots will misalign to cause the slot peripheries to grip the tab stem beneath the enlarged head to secure the doors closed and secure the mounting bracket and air bag within the housing.