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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2010
Neal Osterhout, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Yimin She, Framington Hills, MI (US);
Prasath Balakrishnan, Novi, MI (US);
Jorge Adolfo Miranda Nieto, Guanajuato, MX;
Neal Osterhout, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Yimin She, Framington Hills, MI (US);
Prasath Balakrishnan, Novi, MI (US);
Jorge Adolfo Miranda Nieto, Guanajuato, MX;
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A vehicle interior trim panel is provided with a main trim body and a tab extending from the bottom end of the main trim body. The main trim body is configured to releasably cover at least a portion of a pillar of a vehicle, and includes a pillar facing surface, a passenger compartment facing surface, a top end and a bottom end. The tab extends from the bottom end of the main trim body to a free end that is configured to be received in a vehicle component. The tab includes a first face, a second face and a peripheral edge surrounding the first and second faces, and further includes a retention member protruding from the first face of the tab, with the retention member being configured to retain the tab to the vehicle component while the main trim body is released from the pillar.