Patent ID: 8376398

Claim:
An airbag and horn switch module for use in a vehicle to provide restraint to an occupant and to provide selective activation of a horn assembly of the vehicle, comprising: an inflatable airbag cushion configured to deploy from a stored configuration to provide restraint to the occupant; an inflator configured to inflate the airbag cushion upon deployment; a housing having a base and a plurality of walls extending from the base thereby forming a cavity configured to house the airbag cushion, and having the inflator attached thereto; wherein at least one wall of the housing has at least one tab protruding therefrom; a switch assembly including an electronic switch and an actuator; and a cover having a wall with at least one opening configured to receive the tab of the housing to thereby slideably couple the cover to the housing; wherein the cover is configured to slideably couple to the housing prior to installation of the electronic switch of the switch assembly by aligning the tab of the housing with the opening in the cover, thereby providing an increased length of engagement between the tab of the housing and the cover; wherein the cover is configured to slide relative to the housing when the cover is depressed by the occupant, whereby the cover displaces the actuator into engagement with the electronic switch thereby activating the horn assembly of the vehicle.