Patent ID: 8033566

Claim:
A chassis for an inflatable restraint module configured for mounting in an interior of a motor vehicle, the interior configured to contain a passenger, and the chassis configured to contain an inflator, the chassis comprising: a first wall; a second wall disposed at an angle to the first wall; the first wall including a first deforming zone, the first deforming zone having first and second ends; the second wall including a second deforming zone, the second deforming zone having first and second ends; the first deforming zone including a first zone first bend disposed between an upper portion of the first wall and a first zone first angled portion; the first deforming zone including a second bend disposed between the first zone first angled portion and a first zone second angled portion; wherein the first zone first bend includes a first perforation and the first zone second bend includes a second perforation, wherein the first perforation and the second perforation are configured to control the deformation of the first deforming zone.