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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2009
Barry C. Worrell, Centerville, OH (US);
Francis Joseph Holmes, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Harold W. Morgan, Miamisburg, OH (US);
David G. Greensien, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Dan J. Lestingi, Vandalia, OH (US);
Mark T. Winters, Troy, OH (US);
Barry C. Worrell, Centerville, OH (US);
Francis Joseph Holmes, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Harold W. Morgan, Miamisburg, OH (US);
David G. Greensien, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Dan J. Lestingi, Vandalia, OH (US);
Mark T. Winters, Troy, OH (US);
Autoliv Development AB, Vargarda, SE;
Abstract
A cover for a driver's side airbag module is provided, the cover having a central body portion with an opening disposed therein, the central body portion having a predetermined tear seam for defining a pair of deployable doors, the predetermined tear seam extending through the opening. The cover also includes a horn switch assembly inserted into the opening; and a tether secured to the horn switch assembly, the tether retaining the horn switch assembly with the cover after deployment of the pair of deployable doors along the predetermined tear seam, wherein the horn switch assembly is dislodged from the opening when the pair of deployable doors deploy along the predetermined tear seam.