Patent ID: 7571927

Claim:
A headliner assembly for use with a vehicle having an inflatable air bag disposed proximate a roof of the vehicle, the headliner assembly comprising: a headliner configured to extend underneath the air bag, the headliner having a front portion and a rear portion; a tether connected to the rear portion of the headliner and configured to connect the rear portion of the headliner to a rear portion of the vehicle, the tether further being configured to cooperate with the headliner to control deployment of the air bag; a tether bracket connected to the tether; and a fastener that is configured to attach the tether bracket to the rear portion of the vehicle; wherein the headliner has an attachment location disposed proximate a rear edge of the headliner, the tether is attached to the attachment location of the headliner, the headliner includes a substrate and a grommet attached to the substrate, the grommet defines the attachment location, and the substrate is folded over proximate the attachment location, such that the grommet extends through two layers of the substrate.