Adaptable vehicular air bag installation arrangement

A vehicular air bag installation arrangement for a passenger, comprising:

• an instrument panel positioned before a passenger position within a vehicle;
• a recessed compartment in said instrument panel, said recessed compartment including a front side thereof open to a front side of said instrument panel;
• first engaging means within said recessed compartment;
• a foldable air bag;
• inflation means actuatable for generating a gas capable of timely and sufficiently inflating said air bag, wherein said air bag is folded such that extended portions thereof surround said inflation means, and said inflation means and said folded air bag being dimensioned to substantially equal an internal space of said recessed compartment and adapted to be packable snugly therein;
• second engaging means securely attached to side portions of said folded air bag for engaging with said first engaging means of said recessed compartment when said air bag and said inflation means are packed within said recessed compartment;
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• a lid member openably mounted over an open side of said recessed compartment,
• wherein said extended portions of said air bag are wrapped around said inflation means to act as an insulative layer between said inflation means and said recessed compartment such that heat generated by said inflation means is not directly imparted to said recessed compartment, to prevent deformation thereof as a result of air bag operation.