Patent ID: 6860509

Claim:
A snap-in switch assembly comprising: a first switch portion; a first switch engagement member extending from said first switch portion engageable with an airbag cover, wherein said first switch engagement member includes one or more substantially hook shaped engagement members engageable with one or more substantially hook shaped members extending from the airbag cover; a pair of alignment pins extending from said first switch portion; a second switch portion, said first switch portion being movably engageable with said second switch portion; a second switch engagement member extending from said second switch portion engageable with a steering wheel hub, wherein said second switch engagement member includes a pair of substantially pin shaped engagement members having an extended portion, each substantially pin shaped engagement member engageable with an aperture defined by the steering wheel hub, and further including an alignment aperture for receiving one of said alignment pins of said first switch portion; a biasing member mounted between said first switch portion and said second switch portion to bias said first switch portion relative to said second switch portion, said biasing member including a first contact; and a second contact, said first contact being movable relative to said second contact.