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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2010
James T. Kirchen, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
David W. Edland, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Brock T. Cooley, Bloomer, WI (US);
Adam C. Peterson, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
James T. Kirchen, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
David W. Edland, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Brock T. Cooley, Bloomer, WI (US);
Adam C. Peterson, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A vehicle headliner attachment system for displaceable attachment of a headliner to a sunroof assembly frame. The attachment system includes at least one snap-in male connector including a distal insertion head adapted to be press fit into a corresponding elongated female acceptance slot disposed at a position adjacent to the perimeter of a sunroof opening. The male connector is releasably held at a support element secured to the headliner. The support element is oriented on the headliner such that the male connector is slideable along the elongated female acceptance slot without disengaging from the support element when the headliner is moved rearward relative to the assembly frame.