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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2011
Applicants:
Jeffrey Tobey, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Hirofumi Itoh, Novi, MI (US);
Gunnar Mason, Holly, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Tobey, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Hirofumi Itoh, Novi, MI (US);
Gunnar Mason, Holly, MI (US);
Assignee:
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle trim assembly includes an interior trim panel and a pull cup. The pull cup includes a main body, an attachment portion and a break-away portion connecting the main body to the attachment portion. The attachment portion is fastened to the interior trim panel. The break-away portion is configured and arranged to separate the main body from the attachment portion in response to a prescribed level of force applied to at least one of the interior trim panel and the pull cup.