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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:
Aug. 27, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 11, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Davidson Textron Inc., Dover, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2807283 ; 280732 ; 264 465 ;
Abstract
A door cover assembly for concealing a supplemental inflatable restraint (SIR) system of an automotive interior trim component includes a substrate having a door section in which formed depressions are provided to strengthen the door. The depressed regions are filled with a secondary foam insert to level the outer surface of the substrate. A primary foam layer overlies the substrate and is covered by an outer vinyl shell. The leveling of the substrate by the secondary foam insert eliminates 'show through' of the depressed regions on the outer Class A surface of the vinyl shell.