Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Michael Timothy Feiten

John Andrew Stakoe

Jeffrey Charles Paddock

William C Bauer

Robert Ralph Armitage, Jr

Anna Miller Hill

Paul Alan Forgette

John Quintin White

James Allen Stec

Robert R Armitage

This disclosure details accessory rail systems for securing various accessory devices to vehicles that are equipped with either standard roofs or roofs with one or more roof openings. An exemplary accessory rail system includes an accessory rail that is configured to simultaneously mount one or more interior accessories and/or one or more exterior accessories relative to the vehicle. A trim piece may be secured to the accessory rail, and an airbag curtain may be secured to either the accessory rail, the trim piece, or a roof frame rail.

Vehicle multi-function accessory rail systems

A vehicle apparatus comprises an airbag secured to a roof rail of a vehicle and a trim cover. The trim cover has a base member fastened to the roof rail, a flap member, and a living hinge integrally molded between the base and flap members. The flap member rotates on the hinge when the airbag deploys. The flap member also, in a covering position, has a distal edge fastenerlessly clipped to the vehicle.

Airbag trim cover for roof rails of a vehicle

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Farmington, MI, United States of America

Michael Timothy Feiten