Air bag cover with horn switch

An apparatus for covering an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device, comprising:

• a cover having an I-shaped tear seam defining a fixed portion and first and second movable portions of said cover;
• said first and second movable cover portions being connected with said fixed cover portion by respective first and second hinge portions of said cover to enable movement of said cover from a closed condition to an open condition upon inflation of the inflatable device;
• a switch assembly in an electric circuit for actuating an electrically actuatable device of the vehicle, said switch assembly including a first switch member movable with said first movable cover portion and a second switch member movable with said second movable cover portion;
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• connector means for electrically interconnecting said first switch member and said second switch member when said cover is in the closed condition and when said cover is in the open condition;
• said first movable cover portion being manually engageable to operate said first switch member to actuate said electrically actuatable device, said second movable cover portion being manually engageable to operate said second switch member to actuate said electrically actuatable device;
• said connector means comprising conductive leads formed as one piece with said first and second switch members on a flexible substrate material.