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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Inventor:
Nicholas Spitler, New Hudson, MI (US);
Assignee:
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/14 (2006.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60R 13/02 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/14 (2013.01); B60R 11/02 (2013.01); B60R 13/0262 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0007 (2013.01); B60R 2013/0281 (2013.01); B60R 2013/0293 (2013.01);
Abstract
A panel assembly includes a trim panel and a finisher panel. The trim panel has a base portion, a support portion, and an accent portion. The accent portion is adjacent to the base portion and the support portion. The finisher panel is connected to the trim panel such that a first perimeter edge of the finisher panel is adjacent to the base portion of the audio panel, a second perimeter edge of the finisher panel is adjacent to the accent portion of the audio panel, and the support portion is concealed by the finisher panel.