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Airbag bracket and vehicle airbag system

  • US 9,789,837 B2
  • Filed: 03/14/2016
  • Issued: 10/17/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An airbag bracket for mounting an airbag unit to a wall of a vehicle, comprising:

  • a base including a fastener aperture to receive there-through a fastener, wherein the base comprises a first material formed as a plate having at least one through-aperture for attaching a tail of the airbag unit; and

    a protrusion supported on the base and comprising a second material different from the first material, wherein the protrusion extends from the plate for insertion into a hole in the wall of the vehicle, and wherein insertion of the protrusion into the hole aligns the fastener aperture for attaching the fastener through the fastener aperture to the wall of the vehicle;

    wherein the base includes a tongue to be at least partially received within the protrusion, wherein the second material is moldable, and wherein the protrusion is molded onto the tongue.

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