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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Sassan Tarahomi, Brighton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Patent Holding Company, Fraser, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/00 ;
Abstract
A vehicle body panel that is formed in part by a blow molding process. Attachments may be assembled to openings formed by cutting off part of a blow molded body. Alternatively, attachments such as seals or seal retainers may be secured to peripheral portions of the blow molded body. The method of making a vehicle body panel includes blow molding all or a substantial portion of the vehicle body panel and then securing attachments to openings formed on the blow molded body or to peripheral portions of the blow molded body.