Patent ID: 7267361

Claim:
An airbag assembly mounting system comprising: a fastener having an abutment element with a front side and a reverse side, an expansion element is arranged on the reverse side of the abutment element and extends through an opening in a structural member of a vehicle so as to clamp the structural member of a vehicle and a component of an airbag or an airbag cover between the reverse side of the abutment element and the expansion element, wherein the expansion element comprises at least two spring arms that comprise two essentially symmetrical first legs originating or starting from a reverse side of the abutment element and extending from the reverse side of the abutment element when viewed in cross section, the first legs converge to a point of contact or at a point of shortest distance to one another to an end region of each first leg to form an essentially V-shape, from the end regions of which second legs extend toward the reverse side of the abutment element, the second legs diverging from one another toward the reverse side of the abutment element to an end of each second leg that is bent such that the end portions of each second leg point towards one another to be used as engagement or abutment regions of the expansion element for or on the structural member, whereby the expansion element can be arranged on the structural member in a detachable manner and from the front side can be directly or indirectly detached from the structural member using unlocking means.