Patent ID: 7637527

Claim:
A mounting element configured to fit into a through-hole in a surface in order to secure an airbag to a motor vehicle by contacting both sides of the surface, the mounting element comprising: an essentially rectangular base plate with four sides, wherein two first arms extend from a first pair of opposing sides of the base plate facing each other, both first arms have a first contact section having a first surface substantially parallel to the base plate and located a first distance from the base plate, two second arms extend from a second pair of opposing sides of the base plate facing each other, both second arms have a second contact section having a second surface substantially parallel to the base plate and located a second distance from the base plate, the second distance being larger than the first distance, whereby at least the first arms extend from the base plate to their first contact section such that their distance from one another increases, wherein the first arms extend beyond the first contact sections to actuation sections comprising a surface having an eye.