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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 14, 1998
John D Gray, Union, NH (US);
Davidson Textron Inc., Dover, NH (US);
Abstract
A cover assembly for concealing an automotive vehicle air bag restraint assembly with an air bag, an air bag housing and a gas generator located in the housing for supplying gas to the air bag in response to vehicle impact. The cover assembly includes an inner retainer panel secured between the air bag and a vehicle passenger compartment. An air bag door is mounted within an opening in the retainer panel. A hinge connects the door to the retainer panel and allows the door to swing open under the force of an inflating air bag. A foam layer is sandwiched between an outer skin and the retainer panel and extends across both the retainer panel and the air bag door. A weakened tear-seam is formed in an outer surface of the outer skin and runs parallel to and adjacent an edge of the door opposite the hinge. A rigid applique is supported in a layered disposition over the outer skin to conceal the weakened tear-seam from passenger compartment occupants.