Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1994-08-25
1995-11-28
Rice, Kenneth R.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
280731, B60R 2116
Patent
active
054701007
ABSTRACT:
An air bag module includes an inflator for discharging gas and a base plate including a plate opening. A plurality of stud members are mounted to the base plate and extend downwardly from the base plate. Each stud member includes a radial slot. The inflator includes an outwardly extending inflator flange which underlies and engages the base plate upon insertion of the inflator through the plate opening. The inflator flange is adapted for receiving the stud members therethrough such that the slots in the stud members open subjacent the inflator flange when the inflator flange engages the base plate. The air bag module includes an inflator retainer being a discontinuous resilient ring which is radially deformable for positioning the retainer in radial alignment with the slots. When the retainer is radially aligned with the slots, the retainer is releasable to snap-fittedly engage with each of the slots such that the retainer is captured and held in the slots. When the retainer is captured in the slots of the stud members, the inflator flange is trapped between the retainer and the base plate such that the inflator is anchored to the base plate and held in position relative to the base plate when discharging gas.
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Conkey Howard N.
General Motors Corporation
Rice Kenneth R.
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