Snap together mounting of an air bag module and a vehicle steering wheel

An apparatus comprising:

• a support plate having a front surface that is at least partially defined by first and second outer edge portions;
• a first resilient locking member extending laterally outwardly of the first outer edge portion of the support plate and a second resilient locking member extending laterally outwardly of the second outer edge portion of the support plate;
• and
• an air bag module having a base plate portion that is mountable on the support plate, the base plate portion being formed from a single, monolithic piece of material that is not made up of separate pieces secured together, first and second side portions of the single piece of material being bent to form opposite first and second flanges that extend perpendicular to a central base portion, a portion of the first flange being bent toward the second flange to form a first locking tab and a portion of the second flange being bent toward the first flange to form a second locking tab,
• the first and second locking tabs of the base plate portion of the air bag module deflecting the first and second locking members, respectively, laterally inwardly as the central base portion of the base plate portion is moved toward the front surface of the support plate, the first and second locking members snapping between the central base portion and the first and second locking tabs, respectively, to lock the base plate portion of the air bag module on the support plate.