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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2006
Applicant:
Sean Anthony Wright, Livonia, MI (US);
Inventor:
Sean Anthony Wright, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A garnish assembly for an automotive pillar having a garnish dimensioned to cover the pillar and in which the garnish has a predetermined thickness and an elongated through slot. A spacer is disposed in the slot while a fastener extends through the spacer and is secured to the pillar. The spacer has a length at least as long as the predetermined thickness of the garnish and a cross-sectional shape smaller than the area of the slot so that the garnish is slidable relative to the spacer. The fastener may also be used to secure a handgrip to the pillar.