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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2022
Applicant:
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Hale, Southfield, MI (US);
Wu Pan Zagorski, Clawson, MI (US);
Samuel Blair, Troy, MI (US);
Joshua Hallock, Warren, MI (US);
Assignee:
LEAR CORPORATION, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/58 (2006.01); B68G 7/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/5866 (2013.01); B68G 7/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
An assembly is provided with a unitary mesh of expanded thermoplastic resin strands with a cavity formed therein. A trim component or a support member is oriented at least partially within the cavity. A weld is formed at least partially along the mesh adjacent to the cavity to retain the trim component or the support member within the cavity.