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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:
Sep. 26, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles D Bailey, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Jerry DiNello, Clinton Township, MI (US);
David Matthew Veit, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2961467 ; 52511 ;
Abstract
A trim panel mounting assembly for a motor vehicle includes a trim panel bracket mounted to one side of a trim panel opposite an interior of the motor vehicle and a support bracket mounted to an inner door panel opposite the trim panel bracket. The trim panel mounting assembly also includes a structure for allowing the trim panel bracket and the support bracket to self-align when the trim panel bracket and the support bracket are brought into proximate position for installation.