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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2000
Gregory S. Bayley, Dryden, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
An air bag module (,) for mounting on a steering wheel (,) includes an air bag (,), an inflator (,) for inflating the air bag, and a cover (,) for covering the air bag and the inflator. The module (,) has an uninstalled condition and has an installed condition in which the module is fixed to the steering wheel (,) for rotation with the steering wheel about a steering axis (,). The module (,) is rotatable in a first direction (,) relative to the steering wheel (,) to move the module from the uninstalled condition to the installed condition. The apparatus further comprises retainer structure (,) for retaining the module (,) on the steering wheel (,) and for blocking movement of the module relative to the steering wheel from the installed condition to the uninstalled condition.