Patent ID: 8485552

Claim:
A connecting arrangement for connection of an airbag module to a steering column of a vehicle, the airbag module having at least one compressible biasing member operable to active a horn, the connecting arrangement comprising: a first connector adapted to be located on the airbag module and a second connector adapted to be located on a component connected to the steering column, the first and second connectors having electrical contacts for at least one of the airbag module and electrical controllers located on a steering wheel of the vehicle; at least one of the first and second connectors being mountable so as to be resiliently displaceable at least along a first direction being essentially parallel to the steering column; and the first and second connectors being mutually formed to be automatically connectable as the airbag module is being connected to the steering column, the first and second connectors requiring compression of the at least one compressible biasing member in order to be automatically connected.