Patent ID: 7159894

Claim:
A snap-in roof rail air bag assembly for a vehicle having a roof rail, comprising: an air bag module including an air bag inflator and an air bag with at least one cushion retention tab; a snap-in clip permanently attachable to the roof rail and selectively attachable to the at least one cushion retention tab, said snap-in clip including a fastening portion; a removable serviceability attachment feature for attaching the air bag module at the at least one cushion retention tab to the snap-in clip by fastening said serviceability attachment feature to said fastening portion of said snap-in clip, and for selectively detaching the air bag module from the snap-in clip for removal of the air bag module for service by removing said serviceability attachment feature from said fastening portion of said snap-in clip; and an inflator bracket having an inflator support portion supporting the air bag inflator and an attachment portion having a mounting tab for receiving the serviceability attachment feature, and for capturing the at least one cushion retention tab between the inflator bracket and the snap-in clip.