Patent ID: 8556290

Claim:
A vehicle occupant restraint system ( 10 ) for a vehicle comprising an inflator ( 14 ) and an airbag ( 12 ) connected to the inflator ( 14 ), wherein the inflator ( 14 ) has a mounting extension ( 42 ) which is provided for mounting the inflator ( 14 ) on a vehicle part ( 18 ) and protrudes through an orifice in the airbag ( 12 ) and a sealing assembly ( 58 ) arranged at the mounting extension ( 42 ) is provided which clamps the airbag ( 12 ) against the inflator ( 14 ) and seals the orifice in the airbag ( 12 ), the sealing assembly ( 58 ) comprising a sealing element ( 60 ) and a flange part ( 62 ) that compresses the sealing element ( 60 ) so that the sealing element ( 60 ) conforms to the shape of a space between the flange part ( 62 ) and the airbag ( 12 ).