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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
David G Magoteaux, Mesa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2807282 ; 280731 ;
Abstract
An air bag module (16) includes an inflator (12) and a reaction plate (60). A fastener (66) interconnects the inflator (12) and the reaction plate (60). The air bag module (16) further includes a cover (50) and a clip (70). The cover (50) defines a pivotal deployment door (52), and has a side wall (150) spaced from the fastener (66). The clip (70) is attached to the reaction plate (60) by the fastener (66), and extends from the fastener (70) to the side wall (150) of the cover (50). The clip (70) engages the side wall (150) of the cover (50) to interconnect the cover (50) and the reaction plate (60).