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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2004
Bogdan Radu, Dearborn, MI (US);
John D. Youngs, Southgate, MI (US);
Mark Heinze, Clarkston, MI (US);
James Gregory, Harrison Township, MI (US);
Bogdan Radu, Dearborn, MI (US);
John D. Youngs, Southgate, MI (US);
Mark Heinze, Clarkston, MI (US);
James Gregory, Harrison Township, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides for an improved automotive ashtray, and to a two shot molding method for making the same, having a reduced number of parts and that is adapted to be coupled to a substrate of an interior trim assembly, e.g. a door panel, in a vehicle. To this end, the ashtray includes a compartment body and a cover with each including at least one integrally formed connecting member being pivotally coupled together so that the cover may be moved between an open and a closed position for accessing a cavity within the body.