Patent ID: 7828323

Claim:
A method of assembling an air bag deployment system of an automotive vehicle, comprising the steps of: providing an air bag deployment structure that includes a support base for attachment to the rear surface of an occupant facing substrate; providing said support base with upper and lower surfaces configured to surround a defined air bag deployment door in said substrate, said upper surface of said support base being configured to be substantially continuously attached to said rear surface of said substrate; providing a test tab having a first portion adjacent to and extending from said support base and a second gripping portion extending outward from said first portion, wherein said first portion is also attached to said rear surface of said substrate along with said upper surface of said support base, and wherein said second portion is not attached to said substrate; providing an air bag chute extending downward from said support base and containing a plurality of skirt walls for surrounding an air bag container and defining the path for deployment of the air bag from beneath said substrate; and reinforcing at least one of said skirt walls to form and maintain a rectangular shaped opening for receiving said air bag container.