Patent ID: 7322597

Claim:
A vehicle seat assembly, comprising: a frame; a seat pad adjacent the frame; a trim cover extending over the seat pad and including a first and a second end portion forming a release seam adjacent the seat pad; an air bag assembly mounted on the frame within the trim cover in a spaced relationship from the release seam, the air bag assembly including an inflator and a folded air bag that is inflated by the inflator to unfold and project outwardly from the seat through the release seam of the trim cover; an air bag guide including an inner panel and an outer panel that are each made of flexible material and have outer extremities; a first connector connected to the first and second end portions of the trim cover, the first connector being a unitary member further comprising a retainer portion for connection with the second connector and a frangible portion extending between and connecting the base portion and the retainer portion; and a second connector connected to the flexible inner and outer panels, the second connector comprising a unitary member comprising an inner portion, an outer portion, and a frangible portion extending between and connecting the inner and outer portions, each of the inner and outer portions of the second connector connecting to a respective one of the outer extremities of the flexible inner and outer panels.