Air-bag unit mounted on a seat
First Claim
1. An air-bag assembly for a vehicle having an air-bag unit mounted on a seat, the air-bag unit being connected to a mounting member secured to or forming part of the structure of the seat wherein one of the air-bag unit and the mounting member carries a spring, and the other of the air-bag unit and the mounting member carries a plurality of projections, the projections being configured to engage the spring to form a snap connection between the air-bag unit and the mounting member.
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Abstract
There is disclosed an air-bag unit mounted on a seat. The air-bag unit is connected to a mounting member which is secured to or forms part of the structure of the seat. The air-bag unit has a first set of locking formations and the mounting member has a second set of locking formations. The locking formations of one of the sets are apertures and the locking formations of the other of the sets are projections. Each aperture at least partially receives a respective projection. There is a spring mounted to either mounting member or air-bag unit so as to extend across each of the apertures and to form a snap-connection between the air-bag unit and the mounting member in the region of each aperture.
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- 1. An air-bag assembly for a vehicle having an air-bag unit mounted on a seat, the air-bag unit being connected to a mounting member secured to or forming part of the structure of the seat wherein one of the air-bag unit and the mounting member carries a spring, and the other of the air-bag unit and the mounting member carries a plurality of projections, the projections being configured to engage the spring to form a snap connection between the air-bag unit and the mounting member.
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