the shank 40 may thus be tubular in shape as depicted in fig1 but may also be differently shaped if it is desirable to mount the inflator 12 from an angle different from that depicted in fig1 the shank 40 also need not necessarily comprise a full tubular member but may have suitable gaps to cut down on material costs weight or stiffness a web 42 is then provided in substantially perpendicular arrangement with the axis of the shank the web 42 is preferably shaped to fit the vehicle surface 28 the web 42 may thus be flat the web 42 is affixed to the vehicle surface 28 by a suitable method such as fastening chemical or adhesive bonding thermal frictional vibrational or radio frequency welding or the like fasteners 44 are depicted in fig1 by way of example referring to fig2 a cross section of one possible embodiment of the inflator assembly 10 is depicted the web 42 may have a mounting surface 46 facing the vehicle surface 28 and shaped to engage the vehicle surface 28 the inflator 12 may have a plateau 47 protruding from the second end 16 of the inflator 12 the plateau 47 may rest against the vehicle surface 28 or may be disposed within a suitable alcove.