Patent ID: 8205908

Claim:
An inflatable airbag assembly for use in a vehicle steering wheel having a rim, wherein the steering wheel has a plurality of nests, the assembly comprising: an inflatable airbag housing configured to house an inflatable airbag in fluid communication with an inflator, wherein the housing comprises a plurality of fins that extend away from the housing and are each configured to be received by one of the nests in the steering wheel; a cosmetic cover disposed over the airbag housing; and, a flexible mounting bracket coupled to the airbag housing, wherein the mounting bracket is configured to be attached to an armature of the steering wheel, wherein when the fins are received by the nests, the inflatable airbag assembly is located at a predetermined position in all three dimensions, and wherein the flexible mounting bracket flexes such that when the flexible mounting bracket is attached to the steering wheel, the flexible mounting bracket does not alter the position of the inflatable airbag assembly relative to the steering wheel rim.