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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Lawrence R Nichols, Dover, NH (US);
Assignee:
Davidson Textron Inc., Dover, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ; B28B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
264261 ; 264263 ; 2642711 ; 264275 ; 264277 ; 264318 ;
Abstract
A door trim panel component that has a nominal thickness includes an arm rest that has a die locked pocket for opening the door. The die locked pocket has a wall that is substantially thicker than the nominal thickness of the trim panel component to provide a comfortable hand grip. The door trim panel is molded with the aid of a preformed core block that is embedded in the hand grip to reduce the effective thickness of the hand grip during the molding process. The preformed core block is configured with a stand-off feature that facilitates molding and demolding the door trim panel.