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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:
Nov. 20, 2001
Filed:
May. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jonathan P. Knox, Rochester, NH (US);
Assignee:
Textron Automotive Company, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/302 ; B68G 7/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/302 ; B68G 7/12 ;
Abstract
A skin for an automotive interior trim panel is provided comprising a first skin portion and a second skin portion. First skin portion comprises a receptacle and a second skin portion comprises a protrusion. When connected, a portion of the protrusion in mechanical engagement with a portion of the receptacle to join the first skin portion and the second skin portion.