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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2010
Yimin She, Framington Hills, MI (US);
Yimin She, Framington Hills, MI (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A vehicle interior trim panel is provided with a main trim body and a tab. The main trim body releasably covers 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 and is received in a vehicle component. The tab includes a first face corresponding to the pillar facing surface of the main trim body, a second face corresponding to the passenger compartment facing surface of the main trim body, a peripheral edge surrounding the first and second faces of the tab, and a retention member formed on the peripheral edge of the tab. The retention member retains the tab to the vehicle component while the main trim body is released from the pillar.