Patent ID: 7100939

Claim:
Apparatus comprising: a modular headliner assembly for a vehicle having a side structure and a roof, said headliner assembly comprising: a headliner; an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device inflatable away from the vehicle roof into a position between the side structure of the vehicle and a vehicle occupant; a fill tube having a portion located in said inflatable vehicle occupant protection device; a support device having a portion that clamps around a portion of said fill tube and connects said fill tube and said inflatable vehicle occupant protection device to said support device; and a grab handle having a portion that extends through said headliner and into said support device, said grab handle being releasably interconnected with said support device, said grab handle holding said headliner connected with said support device and said grab handle being releasable to enable removal of said headliner from said support device and said vehicle occupant restraint; a first connector that connects said support device to the vehicle and initially connects said modular headliner assembly to the vehicle; and a second connector that extends through said support device and said grab handle and fixedly connects said modular headliner assembly to the vehicle.