Air bag cover having a tear seam membrane switch

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1995-03-17

1995-11-14

Focarino, Margaret A.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

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200 6154, B60R 2116

Patent

active

054659981

ABSTRACT:
A snap-on air bag cover for use with an air bag container having a retaining member. The snap-on air bag cover includes a plastic front cover adapted to directly enclose an uninflated air bag. A pair of plastic side panels are connected to opposite sides of the front cover. A resilient clip member extends from each of the side panels, the clip member having an extending snap-on groove defined therein adapted to cooperate with the retaining member for affixing the air bag cover to the air bag container. The pair of side panels are connected to the front cover such that the side panels and resilient clip members are permitted to pivotably travel away from each other in opposite directions allowing the retaining member to enter and abuttingly engage the snap-on groove thereby retaining the air bag cover on the air bag container. A horn switch assembly is disposed in and substantially fills a pair of compartments formed at the inner surface of the cover. The switch assembly is separable along a tear seam with different portions of the switch assembly being located in the different compartments which are formed by a pair of spaced rear panels heat-staked to stakes formed on the inner surface of the front cover and which extend through apertures in the switch assembly.

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