Patent ID: 7934745

Claim:
An airbag cover for an instrument panel of a vehicle, the airbag cover comprising: an upper panel portion for being mounted adjacent the instrument panel to be generally aligned therewith; a pivotal lower door portion for extending over an airbag mounted therebelow; an elongate end edge of the pivotal door portion; an elongate hinge of the pivotal door portion generally extending parallel to the elongate end edge thereof; and opposite sides of the pivotal door portion extending between the elongate end edge and the elongate hinge; opposite corners of the pivotal door portion at junctures between the elongate end edge and the opposite sides; a plurality of ribs bonded between the upper panel portion and the pivotal door portion with the ribs including corner ribs adjacent to the corners and a hinge rib adjacent to the hinge; a first spacing between the corner ribs and corners that is narrower than a second spacing between the hinge rib and hinge so that the connection between the panel and door portions provided by the corner ribs adjacent the corners is more secure than the connection between the panel and door portions provided by the hinge rib adjacent the hinge.