Applique for air bag cover
CA 2301598 A1 · Owner: Gray, John D. · Inventors: Gray, John D.; Booth, Robert; Knox, Jonathan
Overview
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A discrete air bag tear seam (34) is provided in the finishing cover (20) of an interior component (10) of an automotive vehicle. An applique (40) installed on the cover (20) has an elongated external decorator head (42) concealing the tear seam (34). Elongated and laterally spaced retention flanges (44) of the applique (40) stabilize and releasably retain the cover (20) at the tear seam (34). The applique (40) is secured to a fixed retainer part (22) of the component (10) and operates by releasing the cover (20) at the tear seam (34) to form an air bag door (18) in response to the forced outward movement of an underlying door substrate (30) on air bag deployment. The underlying …
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- Filed July 24, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 24, 2018.
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