Patent ID: 8622416

Claim:
An airbag module for use in a vehicle to provide restraint to an occupant of the vehicle, the airbag module comprising: a cushion pack including an inflatable airbag cushion configured to inflate to restrain the occupant of the vehicle; an inflator configured to provide inflation gas for inflating the airbag cushion; an annular retaining member including an inwardly protruding tab that engages an outwardly extending flange of the cushion pack in a direction generally opposing a direction of inflation of the airbag cushion to thereby retain a portion of the cushion pack in the airbag module during deployment of the airbag cushion; and an annular locking member connected to the inflator and configured to prohibit substantial displacement of the inflator relative to the locking member during deployment of the airbag cushion; wherein the locking member is connected to the retaining member.