Patent ID: 7806430

Claim:
An airbag assembly comprising; a panel having a tear seam forming at least one airbag door; a door chute assembly comprising a laterally extending flange connected to the panel proximate the at least one airbag door, the door chute assembly including a chute depending from the flange away from the panel, the chute having at least one opening comprising a window portion communicating with a channel portion, the channel portion having a first general width and the window portion having a second general width, greater than the first general width; a door panel assembly including at least one door panel disposed within the chute and connected to the at least one airbag door, the at least one door panel having a downwardly depending flange having at least one projection extending laterally through the at least one opening of the chute; and an airbag cannister assembly comprising an inflatable airbag mounted on the door chute assembly, wherein the at least one projection includes a base spaced apart from the downwardly depending flange and an arm extending between and connecting the base and the downwardly depending flange, the arm having a third general width which is roughly the same as the first general width, the window portion having a first shape and the base having the first shape and a fourth general width, the fourth general width being smaller than the second general width and greater than the first general width.