Patent ID: 7874574

Claim:
An arrangement for retaining a cover to an airbag housing, the airbag housing including a reaction housing portion, said retaining arrangement comprising: a plurality of cover tabs extending outwardly from a surface of said cover; a plurality of housing tabs extending outwardly from a surface of said reaction housing, the plurality of cover tabs and housing tabs positioned such that each cover tab will overlap, be generally parallel with, and abut a corresponding housing tab when the cover is engaged with the air bag housing; and a removable retainer ring of endless construction extending continuously about an outer periphery of the airbag housing, said removable retainer ring having a plurality of openings formed therein each positioned to receive an abutting pair of cover tabs and housing tabs, wherein each one of said plurality of cover tabs and housing tabs are biased into a corresponding one of said openings in said retainer ring removably securing said reaction housing to said cover.