Patent ID: 8414015

Claim:
A vehicle airbag support structure comprising: a base member defining an inflator aperture for receiving at least a portion of a vehicle airbag module such that the vehicle airbag module is supported on a top surface of the base member; a first support leg including a first end and a second end with a first segment and a second segment disposed between the first and second ends, the first end being attached to a peripheral portion of the base member with the first and second segments being disposed on a bottom side of the base member that faces in an opposite direction from the top surface of the base member, the first segment extending perpendicularly with respect to the base member, and the second segment extending non-orthogonally with respect to the base member; a mounting arrangement attached to the second end of the first support leg, the mounting arrangement defining a fastening aperture with a center fastener axis arranged in a direction that is parallel to a plane including the top surface of the base member; and a second support leg including a first end and a second end with a first segment and a second segment disposed between the first and second ends, the first end of the second support leg being attached to the peripheral portion of the base member with the first and second segments of the second support leg being disposed on the bottom side of the base member such that the first and second support legs are situated at opposite ends of the base member, the first segment of the second support leg extending perpendicularly with respect to the base member, the second segment of the second support leg extending non-orthogonally with respect to the base member, and the second segment of the first support leg and the second segment of the second support leg each extending away from a center axis of the inflator aperture.