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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott D. Shields, White Lake, MI (US);
James R. Mestemaker, Sylvania, OH (US);
Assignee:
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 1/700 ;
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a sunshade for use with a vehicle having a sunroof includes cutting away material from a headliner to form a cutout and to define a sunroof opening in the headliner; and attaching edging to the cutout to form the sunshade. The sunshade produced by the method has improved color match and/or texture match with the headliner.