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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1996
Christopher James Bartos, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Albert James Dapoz, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Daniel Cornelius Bach, Jr, Belleville, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An inflatable occupant restraint system for an automotive vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes a body structure having a laterally extending beam and an instrument panel carried with the body structure. The occupant restraint system includes an air bag module, an aperture formed in the instrument panel which receives the air bag module, and a trim portion of the instrument panel fixedly secured to the air bag module in overlying relationship thereto for closing the aperture. The occupant restraint system further includes a latch assembly having a portion thereof directly connected to the laterally extending beam and another portion thereof directly connected to the air bag module. The latch assembly releasably secures the air bag module to the beam.