airbag wall at a point or line away from the mouth of the airbag and the opposite end of the tether is fastened to a canister by means of a retaining rod housed inside a hemmed loop at the end of the tether the retaining rod inside the hemmed loop is retained in a slotted rail or channel on the canister stress in the tether is transmitted directly from the tether to the retaining rod and thence to the canister application_number US 41205595 A description an airbag module embodying the invention indicated generally by the reference numeral 10 is illustrated in the drawings fig1 to 3 fig1 is a side view of such an airbag module 10 with certain standard elements not necessary for an understanding of this invention omitted or removed for purposes of illustrating the invention such an airbag module is normally positioned behind an instrument panel or deployment door in a conventional manner the airbag module 10 includes a trough shaped reaction canister 16 housing an inflator 20 in the bottom 16a of the canister a diffuser plate 18 and an inflatable airbag 12 shown in its deployed and inflated states for the purpose of showing the invention more clearly normally the airbag 12 is in.