Patent ID: 7234725

Claim:
An airbag module assembly comprising: a module housing forming a compartment adapted to contain an inflatable restraint airbag cushion in a stored state, said module housing having at least one open end and including at least one side wall and at least one face wall generally perpendicularly disposed relative to the at least one side wall about the at least one open end; a door retainer ring adapted to be joined to said module housing about the module housing open end; and a door including a circumference portion, said door having an inner surface and an outer surface, said door, in a static state, disposed over said module housing to enclose the module housing open end with at least the circumference portion of said door disposed between said door retainer ring and said module housing, the circumference portion of said door including at least one release portion and at least one hinge section; wherein upon inflation of the inflatable restraint airbag cushion, the inflatable restraint airbag cushion expands against the inner surface of said door whereby at least the release portion is disposed from between said door retaining ring and said module housing with said door rotatably hinging about the at least one hinge section.