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AssigneeGeneral Motors Corporation
InventorsJeffrey W. Ronne, Jeffrey J. Schultz
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A roof rail air bag assembly includes an air bag module having an air bag inflator and an air bag with a plurality of cushion retention tabs. Also included in the assembly are an inflator bracket and a plurality of snap-in clips. The bracket is attached to the air bag inflator; the snap-in clips are attached to the cushion retention tabs and to the bracket with threaded fasteners. The air bag assembly is positioned within the vehicle by an operator standing outside the vehicle, and each of the snap-in clips are inserted into openings in the vehicle roof rail. Removing the air bag module for service is accomplished by removing each of the threaded fasteners while the snap-in clips remain permanently attached to the vehicle roof rail.
A snap-in roof rail air bag assembly for a vehicle having a roof rail, comprising:
A method of installing an air bag module having an air bag inflator and an air bag with at least one cushion retention tab in a vehicle having a roof rail, comprising:
In combination with a vehicle having a roof rail, a roof rail air bag assembly adapted for snap-in installation in the roof rail of the vehicle, from outside the vehicle, the air bag assembly comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.