Patent ID: 7789415

Claim:
A mounting arrangement for mounting an air-bag module to a steering wheel, the mounting arrangement comprising: a first mounting device and a second mounting device, one of the mounting devices attached to the air-bag module and the other of the mounting devices being attached to the steering wheel, the first mounting device including at least one retaining member and an actuation member, the second mounting device incorporating a body portion which is provided with at least one aperture, at least one blocking element and a spring, the spring being moveably mounted to the body portion so as to be moveable between a release position, in which part of the spring does not extend across the at least one aperture, and a locking position, in which part of the spring extends across the at least one aperture, the spring being initially biased towards the locking position but held in the release position by engagement with the at least one blocking element, the actuation member being configured to urge at least part of the spring out of engagement with the at least one blocking element when a portion of at least one retaining member is inserted into a corresponding aperture to allow the spring to move from the release position to the locking position and thereby engage the at least one retaining member, locking the at least one retaining member in position relative to the body portion.