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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2009
Jerrold Scott Glynn, Grass Lake, MI (US);
James D. Biebel, Milford, MI (US);
James Lewis Aleksa, Livonia, MI (US);
Jerrold Scott Glynn, Grass Lake, MI (US);
James D. Biebel, Milford, MI (US);
James Lewis Aleksa, Livonia, MI (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A re-usable vehicle trim component () for attaching to a support member (), such as a passenger seat, includes a trim panel () and a fastener () integral with the trim panel (). A base () is coupled to the trim panel () by dog house walls (). A pair of shafts () extend transversely from the base (), a cross beam () extends between the shafts (), and an elastically flexible return arm () extends from the cross beam () toward the base () to a distal end (). A catch () extends outwardly from the return arm (). The return arm () deflects as the fastener () is inserted into an aperture () of the support member (). The support member () is secured between the catch () and the base (). The trim component () can be removed and re-installed without damage.