Patent ID: 7905516

Claim:
An airbag module, comprising: a cover with a flange and a pocket; an upper retainer ring with at least one hole; a gas generant container including gas generant propellant, at least a portion of the gas generant container being positioned within the pocket; a lower retainer ring positioned below the cover; and an inflatable cushion, wherein the gas generant propellant becomes functional as a gas generation source after the cover is secured to the lower retainer ring, wherein the cover is positioned between the upper retainer ring and the gas generant container, the cover including at least one exit hole in the flange in alignment with the at least one hole of the upper retainer ring, and wherein gas generated by the gas generant propellant flows through flow orifices in the cover and out the at least one exit hole into the inflatable cushion to inflate the cushion.