Patent ID: 7390015

Claim:
A vehicle seat component comprising: a frame for mounting on an associated vehicle on which the vehicle seat component is to be used; a molded foam seat pad mounted by the frame and having a side extremity, and the seat pad including an attachment wire molded in situ; a trim cover extending over the seat pad and having an air bag release seam adjacent the side extremity of the seat pad; an air bag module mounted on the frame within the trim cover in a spaced relationship from the air bag release seam, and the air bag module including an inflator and an air bag that is inflated by the inflator to project outwardly from the seat component through the air bag release seam of the trim cover; an air bag guide including an inner panel and an outer panel that are each made of flexible material and have outer and inner extremities with their outer extremities connected to the trim cover adjacent the air bag release seam, the flexible inner and outer panels extending alongside each other from their outer extremities to the air bag module and thence respectively inwardly and outwardly thereof; a first connector for securing the inner extremity of the flexible inner panel to the attachment wire of the seat pad; and a second connector for securing the inner extremity of the flexible outer panel to the frame in a spaced location from the inner extremity of the flexible inner panel.