Safety arrangement and a method of assembling a safety arrangement

A safety arrangement comprising:

• an airbag housing for mounting to a steering wheel frame;
• a cover being resiliently mounted on the housing and spaced therefrom such that the cover may be depressed towards the housing to close a pair of horn contacts for actuating a vehicle horn, the housing and cover further being hooked to one another for preventing subsequent disconnection of the cover from the housing upon release of the cover to open the horn contacts;
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• a stop mounted to the one of the cover and the housing for movement between a operable position, in which the stop arrests relative movement of the cover and housing towards one another so as to prevent un-hooking of the cover from the housing, and an assembly position, in which the cover may be depressed sufficiently far towards the housing to allow un-hooking of the cover from the housing and consequent disconnection of the housing and cover upon release of the cover.

A method of assembling a safety arrangement comprising an airbag housing for mounting to a steering wheel frame, a cover and a pair of horn contacts for actuating a vehicle horn, the method comprising:

• a) providing one of said housing or cover with a moveable stop;
• b) with the stop in an assembly position, hooking the cover to the housing to prevent disconnection of the cover from the housing;
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• c) subsequently moving the stop into an operable position wherein, with the stop in said operable position, the cover is resiliently mounted to the housing for depression towards the housing to close the horn contacts, wherein the stop nevertheless arrests relative movement of the cover and housing towards one another so as to prevent un-hooking of the cover from the housing.