Patent ID: 7883105

Claim:
A vehicle seat assembly, comprising: a frame; a seat pad adjacent the frame; a trim cover extending over the seat pad and including a release seam adjacent the seat pad, the release seam having a first end and a second end; an air bag assembly mounted on the frame within the trim cover in a spaced relationship from the 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 release seam of the trim cover; an air bag guide including an inner panel, an outer panel, and a rigid plastic deflector member, the inner and outer panels being made of flexible material and the deflector member being made of a rigid material; the outer panel having an inner end secured to the first end of the release seam; the deflector member having a leg member secured to the air bag assembly and a finger member, extending away from the leg member spaced from the release seam, the leg of the deflector having a length of 10 to 60 cm, the finger member having a length of 2 to 40 cm and a first hook member; and the inner panel extending between and connecting the second end of the release seam and the finger member of the deflector member, the inner panel having a second hook member releasably connected to the first hook member, one of the hook members; wherein the first and second hook members are located in front of the airbag having at least one stop for inhibiting relative lateral movement of the hook members.