Patent ID: 7059631

Claim:
A steering wheel assembly comprising: a steering wheel subassembly including an armature to be supported by a steering shaft and a clip wherein said armature has a body, said body including a recessed face to define a cavity, first and second slots communicating with said cavity, a first engagement surface proximate to said first slot, a second engagement surface proximate to said second slot, and a hole passing through said face; said face, said first and second slots, said first and second engagement surfaces and said hole being formed directly on and integrally with said body, and said clip has a first leg disposed in said first slot, a bend extending from said first leg, and a second leg extended from said bend, wherein said second leg is disposed in said second slot, wherein said clip is movable between a rest position and a deflected position and wherein, when said clip is in said rest position, said second leg partially obstructs said hole, said first leg exerts a preload on said first engagement surface, and a second leg exerts a preload on said second engagement surface; and an airbag subassembly including a mounting plate with a pin having an annular groove, said pin disposed in said hole and said clip disposed in said groove to couple said airbag subassembly to said steering wheel subassembly.