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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 06, 1993
William Rogerson, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
AlliedSignal Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
An air bag module (10) comprising: an extruded housing (12) having first and second side walls (24, 26) and ends (72, 74), and a bottom (23) linking the side walls, an integral hollow manifold (14) formed as an extending part of the first side wall (24), the manifold including a plurality of openings (18) therethrough, a first slot (32) formed as an integral part of the first side wall (24) proximate its top, a first notch (34) formed on an outside surface of the side wall (24) and a first rotatable flange (50) on the first side wall (24) movable toward the first notch (34), a first groove (52) formed between the first flange (50) and the outside surface of the first side wall, the second side wall (26) including a boss (60) at its top and a second slot(33) integrally formed therewith proximate the bottom (23), a wall portion (62) spaced from the second side wall (26) forms a second groove (66) therebetween, end plates (80a, 80b), each having an opening aligned with a hollowed portion (90) of the manifold for mating upon opposite ends of the housing, a cylindrical inflator and ring nut compressively load the end plates against the housing and an air bag (250) is located within the housing and a cover (160) protects the air bag.