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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2006
Ted Boyd, Knoxville, TN (US);
Mike Strong, Knoxville, TN (US);
Venny Sneed, Knoxville, TN (US);
ARC Automotive, Inc., Knoxville, TN (US);
Abstract
A vibration damper for connecting an inflator to an air bag module in a vehicle steering column or the like. The vibration damper comprises a flexible and resilient, annular damper member having a first end portion connected to a first ring member, and a second opposite end portion connected to a second ring member. The first ring member comprises a plurality of upwardly extending projections that are constructed to be inserted through aligned openings in a diffuser and then deformed to connect the first ring member to the diffuser. The second ring member comprises a plurality of downwardly extending projections that are constructed to be inserted through aligned openings in a mounting flange for an airbag module and then deformed to connect the second ring member to the mounting flange.