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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2003
Thomas E. Blake, Iii, South Lyon, MI (US);
Gary G. Gordon, Novi, MI (US);
Steve Zofchak, Flint, MI (US);
Thomas E. Blake, III, South Lyon, MI (US);
Gary G. Gordon, Novi, MI (US);
Steve Zofchak, Flint, MI (US);
TRW Automotive U.S. LLC, Livonia, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus () includes a modular headliner assembly () for a vehicle () having a side structure () and a roof (). The headliner assembly () includes a headliner (), an inflatable curtain (), a fill tube (), and a support device () that clamps around the fill tube to connect the tube and the curtain to the support device. A grab handle () has a portion extendable through the headliner () and into the support device () to connect the grab handle and the support device to the headliner. The apparatus () also includes a first connector () for connecting the support device () to the vehicle () to initially connect the headliner assembly () to the vehicle. The apparatus () further includes a second connector () extendable through the support device () and the grab handle () to fixedly connect the headliner assembly () to the vehicle.