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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2006
Applicants:
Todd Rupert Muck, Fowlerville, MI (US);
Masroor Fahim, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Todd Rupert Muck, Fowlerville, MI (US);
Masroor Fahim, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A trim member for covering an interior surface of a vehicle has an elastically collapsible outer wall. The trim member includes a substantially rigid frame and a cover. The frame is adapted for fixedly securing the cover to the interior surface. The cover is fixedly secured to and covering at least a portion of the frame, the cover being elastically deformable to prevent pinching of an appendage of a user between the frame and an adjacent fixed surface in the vehicle.