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An air bag module uses a toroidal inflator which is clamped in the center of the module. The toroidal inflator used in the module does not have a flange for the attachment thereof to the module housing. The inflator is clamped in the module between the housing and a retaining bracket so that an infl

An air bag module uses a toroidal inflator which is clamped in the center of the module. The toroidal inflator used in the module does not have a flange for the attachment thereof to the module housing. The inflator is clamped in the module between the housing and a retaining bracket so that an inflator flange is not needed. The appearance and function of the module are not changed. Only the internal components of the module are changed.

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A vehicle air bag module comprising, a module housing including a base planar portion having a generally centrally located raised concave portion and an upwardly extending wall that extends substantially around the periphery thereof, said concave portion having a substantially centrally located hole

A vehicle air bag module comprising, a module housing including a base planar portion having a generally centrally located raised concave portion and an upwardly extending wall that extends substantially around the periphery thereof, said concave portion having a substantially centrally located hole provided therein, a toroidal inflator having an upper half and a lower half with a diffuser provided at an upper portion of the upper half of said inflator, the upper half of said inflator being so contoured and physically positioned as to nest in said raised concave portion of said module housing with said diffuser extending through said hole provided in said concave portion, a retaining bracket including a base planar portion having a generally centrally located concave portion with a substantially centrally located hole therein, which concave portion extends in physically contacting relation around at least a portion of said inflator, with said base planar portion thereof positioned against said base planar portion of said module housing, and means to clamp the base planar portion of said retaining bracket to the base planar portion of said module housing thereby to clamp said inflator to said module housing.