Autoliv Asp, Incorporated

T K Holdings, Inc.

Brian Charles Serra

Nicholas Bruyneel

Miguel Sanchez

An airbag assembly for use within a vehicle. The airbag assembly includes an airbag, an inflator configured to provide a gas to inflate the airbag and a housing with an inflator receiving portion and an upper mounting portion. The inflator receiving portion includes a cavity in which the inflator and the airbag are stored. The upper mounting portion is configured to mount a first side of the airbag housing to a cover. The inflator receiving portion and the upper mounting portion are integrated together in a single, unitary piece.

Airbag assembly

A seatbelt buckle system is disclosed that allows rotation of the seatbelt buckle in a transverse direction with respect to the vehicle body. The system includes a buckle fixed to a buckle attachment plate. The buckle attachment plate has a through aperture that cooperates with a fastener for attaching the buckle attachment plate to a vehicle structure such as a vehicle seat. Additionally, a spring is disposed between the buckle attachment plate and the head of the fastener. Further, the through aperture in the buckle attachment plate is oversized such that the buckle attachment plate and attached buckle can rotate along a longitudinal axis of the fastener.

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Highland, MI, United States of America

Brian Charles Serra