Patent ID: 8047561

Claim:
A cover for an inflatable airbag that is configured to restrain a vehicle occupant in a motor vehicle, the airbag cover arranged to cover the airbag on a side facing a vehicle interior, the airbag cover having an opening region configured to form an orifice during deployment of the airbag so that the airbag is deployed through the orifice of the airbag cover and into the vehicle interior, wherein the cover comprises: a first portion; and a second portion, the first portion comprising a more dimensionally stable material than the second portion, the second portion comprising the opening region configured to tear open and form the orifice for the airbag during deployment, and the second portion being formed from a material that is softer or more flexible than the material of the first portion, wherein the first portion comprises the orifice, the orifice being delimited by a sidewall and being covered by the opening region of the second portion, the sidewall being configured to guide the deploying airbag to the opening region, and wherein the first and second portions are injection moldings.