Patent ID: 7789422

Claim:
An inflatable cushion for an air bag module, the inflatable cushion comprising: an inflation opening for providing fluid communication to an interior of the inflatable cushion; a first tether having a cushion securement end and a mounting end, the cushion securement end being fixedly secured to an exterior surface of the inflatable cushion and the mounting end having a mounting member that is configured to provide a fastenerless attachment device for securement of the mounting end of the first tether to a housing, the mounting member being capable of pivotal movement with respect to the mounting end, wherein the mounting member is an integral portion of the first tether folded and secured upon itself to define the mounting member, and wherein the mounting member is capable of being positioned between a first position and a second position, the first position being orthogonal to a portion of the first tether and the second position being parallel to a portion of the first tether, a plurality of tethers each having a cushion securement end and a mounting end, the cushion securement ends of the plurality of tethers being fixedly secured to the inflatable cushion and the mounting ends of the plurality of tethers each comprise a mounting member being capable of pivotal movement with respect to the mounting end of the plurality of tethers, wherein each mounting member is an integral portion of a respective one of the plurality of tethers folded and secured upon itself to define, wherein each of the mounting members is capable of being positioned between a first position and a second position, the first position being orthogonal to a respective one of the plurality of tethers and the second position being parallel to a respective one of the plurality of tethers, wherein the plurality of tethers further comprises a first set of tethers and a second set of tethers, the cushion securement end of each of the first set of tethers being mounted proximate to the inflation opening and the cushion securement end of each of the second set of tethers being mounted further away from the inflation opening than the cushion securement end of the first set of tethers, wherein the first set of tethers are shorter than the second set of tethers and the first tether is one of the second set of tethers and each of the cushion securement ends of the first and second set of tethers is secured to an exterior surface of the inflatable cushion.