Patent ID: 7097196

Claim:
A method of manufacturing an airbag housing comprising the steps of: providing a first set of substantially planar modular housing members having substantially constant dimensions; providing a second set of substantially planar housing members; and selecting two substantially similar housing members from the second set, and attaching the housing members from the second set directly to the modular housing members of the first set so that said housing members from the second set are relatively fixed with respect to said housing members from the second set; attaching a first hook plate to a first member of the first set of housing members, wherein a plurality of hook members attached to the first hook plate protrude through a plurality of apertures in the first housing member of the first set of housing members; and attaching a second hook plate to a second member of the first set of housing members, wherein a plurality of hook members attached to the second hook plate protrude through a plurality of apertures in the second member, wherein the housing members from the first set are oriented substantially perpendicular to the housing members of the second set, thereby forming a substantially rectangular housing.