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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:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2004
Applicants:
John Stack, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Robert M. Schmidt, Livonia, MI (US);
Inventors:
John Stack, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Robert M. Schmidt, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/14 (2006.01); G11B 17/022 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle instrument panel assembly includes a console provided in a center stacking area receiving one or more vehicle components including a media player. A trim bezel configured for use with the one or more vehicle components is secured to the console. An alignment mechanism cooperates with the media player and an opening in the trim bezel to load and unload removable media. The alignment mechanism includes a load funnel securable adjacent an opening in the media player and an eject funnel cooperating with an opening in the trim bezel.