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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:
Oct. 31, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2003
Applicants:
Richard L. Leland, South Berwick, ME (US);
Gary Fussell, Chesapeake, VA (US);
Inventors:
Richard L. Leland, South Berwick, ME (US);
Gary Fussell, Chesapeake, VA (US);
Assignee:
Collins & Aikman Products Co., Southfield, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/205 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to the formation of a double angle V-groove in the backside of plastic shells to provide a preweakened section for a vehicle application. The double angle V-groove may be located at the airbag deployment opening of a vehicle.