Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Todd Henneike

Michael L Farmer

Joel Robert Lee

Walter Belchine, Iii

Sven E Carlson

Todd Callister

David J Bonadona

Michael R Riechers

James Meyer

Anthony Savoia

A switch engagement assembly includes a base component including a plurality of mating devices and a switch box configured to couple to the base component, the switch box including a plurality of complementary mating receptacles, each mating receptacle configured to receive a respective mating device. Also described herein is a vehicle arm rest including the switch engagement assembly.

Switch engagement assembly for an automobile door panel

A plastic part is formed with a hollow portion and an integral evacuation channel extending from the hollow portion to a gate at which plastic for the part was injected. During the injection molding process for the part, the channel and portion to be hollowed are filled with molten plastic, and a gas is injected into the portion to be hollowed to force molten material from the portion to be hollowed back through the channel.

Integral molten evacuation channel

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Bourbonnais, IL, United States of America

Todd Henneike