Patent ID: 7837221

Claim:
A method of installing a supplementary restraint system for a vehicle occupant comprising the steps of: (a) providing an instrument panel for a vehicle having an airbag deployment chute affixed to the instrument panel; (b) assembling a supplemental restraint system module assembly to the airbag deployment chute; (c) attaching the instrument panel with the module assembly onto a frame portion on the vehicle, wherein step (c) comprises the steps of: (c1) inserting a hook attached to the module assembly into an aperture on the frame portion; (c2) aligning the module assembly so that the hook engages an edge of the aperture and at least one module assembly hole lines up with at least one frame portion hole; and (c3) affixing at least one fastener into the holes so as to secure the module assembly and instrument panel to the frame portion.