Inflatable safety restraint assembly and methods of installing such an inflatable safety restraint assembly

A method of installing an inflatable safety restraint assembly into an automotive vehicle, comprising:

• attaching a cushion pack to an A-Pillar of the vehicle;
• connecting a first end of a flexible tube to said cushion pack;
• adjusting said flexible tube such that said cushion pack is located on a cushion pack carrier;
• adjusting said flexible tube so that a second end of said flexible tube is connected to an inflator that is configured for attachment to a body structure of the vehicle other than said A-Pillar of the vehicle, wherein said body structure of the vehicle other than said A-Pillar of the vehicle is a vehicle instrument panel;
• positioning said cushion pack carrier on an outer surface cover;
• and
• installing said vehicle instrument panel into the body of the vehicle.

A method of installing an inflatable safety restraint assembly into an automotive vehicle, comprising:

• attaching a cushion pack to an A-Pillar of the vehicle;
• connecting a first end of a flexible tube to said cushion pack;
• and
• adjusting said flexible tube so that a second end of said flexible tube is connected to an inflator that is configured for attachment to a body structure of the vehicle other than said A-Pillar of the vehicle;
• wherein said body structure of the vehicle other than said A-Pillar of the vehicle is a vehicle instrument panel;
• installing an outer surface cover on said vehicle instrument panel;
• and
• adjusting said flexible tube such that said cushion pack is located on a cushion pack carrier configured for placement on said outer surface cover.

A method of installing an inflatable safety restraint assembly into an automotive vehicle, comprising:

• attaching a cushion pack to an A-Pillar of the vehicle;
• connecting a first end of a flexible tube to said cushion pack;
• adjusting said flexible tube so that a second end of said flexible tube is connected to an inflator that is configured for attachment to a body structure of the vehicle other than said A-pillar of the vehicle;
• wherein said body structure of the vehicle other than said A-pillar of the vehicle is a vehicle instrument panel;
• installing an outer surface cover on said vehicle instrument panel;
• adjusting said flexible tube such that said cushion pack is located on a cushion pack carrier configured for placement on said outer surface cover;
• and
• adjusting said flexible tube to accommodate a movement of said cushion pack from said cushion pack carrier on said outer surface cover to said A-Pillar.