Air bag mounting system
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1. An air bag module adapted to be mounted to a preexisting vehicle mounting receptacle comprising:
- a mounting plate having a plurality of bolt assemblies extending therefrom, each of said bolt assemblies including;
a first bolt connected to said mounting plate having an enlarged head mounted in a hole through said plate and a shank portion integral therewith having a threaded portion on an interior thereof;
a second bolt having an enlarged head, said second bolt having an integral shank portion with a reduced neck portion between said shank portion of said second bolt and said head, a threaded portion extending from said shank portion of said second bolt threadably engaging said threaded portion in said shank portion of said first bolt, a split ring mounted in said reduced neck portion of said second bolt; and
anti-rotation means associated with said first bolt to prevent rotation of said first bolt with respect to said hole through said plate when said threaded portion of said second bolt is unthreaded from engagement with said threaded portion of said first bolt.
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Abstract
An air bag mounting system for mounting an air bag module in the preexisting steering wheel air bag receiving pocket of a vehicle. The system includes a mounting plate having a plurality of spaced bolt assemblies extending therefrom receivable in a like plurality of aligned spaced holes in the pocket. The bolt assemblies are non-rotational with respect to the mounting plate and snap into the holes in a locking relationship. The module can be thus mounted from the access side of the pocket, automatically locked thereto, then released by unthreading of a threaded lock portion of the bolt assemblies from the blind side of the pocket.
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32 Claims
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1. An air bag module adapted to be mounted to a preexisting vehicle mounting receptacle comprising:
a mounting plate having a plurality of bolt assemblies extending therefrom, each of said bolt assemblies including; a first bolt connected to said mounting plate having an enlarged head mounted in a hole through said plate and a shank portion integral therewith having a threaded portion on an interior thereof; a second bolt having an enlarged head, said second bolt having an integral shank portion with a reduced neck portion between said shank portion of said second bolt and said head, a threaded portion extending from said shank portion of said second bolt threadably engaging said threaded portion in said shank portion of said first bolt, a split ring mounted in said reduced neck portion of said second bolt; and anti-rotation means associated with said first bolt to prevent rotation of said first bolt with respect to said hole through said plate when said threaded portion of said second bolt is unthreaded from engagement with said threaded portion of said first bolt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In an air bag module having a mounting plate, and a plurality of spaced bolt assemblies extending from said mounting plate, each of said bolt assemblies comprising:
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a first bolt connected to said mounting plate having an integral shank portion and having a threaded portion on an interior thereof; a second bolt having an enlarged head, said second bolt having an integral shank portion with a reduced neck portion between said shank portion and said head of said second bolt, a threaded portion extending from said shank portion of said second bolt threadably engaging said threaded portion in said shank portion of said first bolt; and a split ring mounted in said reduced neck portion of said second bolt. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An air bag module adapted to be mounted to a preexisting vehicle mounting bracket comprising:
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a mounting plate having a plurality of spaced holes extending therethrough; an air bag mounted on one side of said mounting plate; a plurality of bolt assemblies extending through respective ones of said spaced holes in said mounting plate, each of said bolt assemblies including; a first bolt having an enlarged head mounted in one of said holes in said mounting plate; a shank portion integral with said head and extending through said hole having a threaded portion on an interior thereof; a reduced neck portion between said shank portion and said head; a first split-ring mounted in said reduced neck portion and abutting against an underside of said plate; a second bolt having an enlarged head, said second bolt having an integral shank portion with a reduced neck portion between said shank portion of said second bolt and said head of said second bolt, a threaded portion extending from said shank portion of said second bolt threadably engaging said threaded portion in said shank portion of said first bolt, a second split ring mounted in said reduced neck portion of said second bolt; and anti-rotation means associated with both said head of said first bolt and said hole in said mounting plate to prevent rotation of said first bolt with respect to said hole when said threaded portion of said second bolt is unthreaded from engagement with said threaded portion of said first bolt. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An air bag mounting system for a vehicle wherein said vehicle has a mounting receptacle therein comprising:
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a mounting plate having a plurality of bolt assemblies extending therefrom, each of said bolt assemblies including; a first bolt connected to said mounting plate having an enlarged head mounted in a hole through said plate and a shank portion integral therewith having a threaded portion on an interior thereof; a second bolt having an enlarged head, said second bolt having an integral shank portion with a reduced neck portion between said shank portion of said second bolt and said head, a threaded portion of said second bolt threadably engaging said threaded portion in said shank portion of said first bolt, a split ring mounted in said reduced neck portion; and anti-rotation means associated with said first bolt to prevent rotation of said first bolt with respect to said hole through said plate when said threaded portion of said second bolt is unthreaded from engagement with said threaded portion of said first bolt, said mounting receptacle on said vehicle having a plurality of spaced holes receiving said second bolts therein. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. An air bag mounting system for a vehicle wherein said vehicle has a mounting bracket, the system comprising:
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a mounting plate having a plurality of spaced holes extending therethrough; an air bag mounted on one side of said mounting plate; a plurality of bolt assemblies extending through respective ones of said spaced holes in said mounting plate, each of said bolt assemblies including; a first bolt having an enlarged head mounted in one of said holes in said mounting plate; a shank portion integral with said head and extending through said hole having a threaded portion on an interior thereof; a reduced neck portion between said shank portion and said head; a first split-ring mounted in said reduced neck portion and abutting against an underside of said plate; a second bolt having an enlarged head, said second bolt having an integral shank portion with a reduced neck portion between said shank portion of said second bolt and said head of said second bolt, a threaded portion extending from said shank portion of said second bolt threadably engaging said threaded portion in said shank portion of said first bolt, a second split ring mounted in said reduced neck portion of said second bolt; and anti-rotation means associated with both said head of said first bolt and said hole in said mounting plate to prevent rotation of said first bolt with respect to said hole when said threaded portion of said second bolt is unthreaded from engagement with said threaded portion of said first bolt. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An air bag module adapted to be mounted to a vehicle mounting receptacle comprising:
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a mounting plate having a plurality of bolt assemblies extending therefrom, each of said bolt assemblies including; a first bolt connected to said mounting plate having an enlarged head mounted in a hole through said plate and a shank portion integral therewith having a threaded portion therein; a second bolt having an enlarged head, said second bolt having an integral shank portion, a threaded portion extending from said shank portion of said second bolt threadably engaging said threaded portion of said shank portion of said first bolt, a split ring mounted on the shank portion of said second bolt in snap fitting relationship between the head and threaded portion thereof; and anti-rotation means associated with said first bolt to prevent rotation of said first bolt with respect to said hole through said plate when said threaded portion of said second bolt is unthreaded from engagement with said threaded portion of said first bolt.
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