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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016

Filed:

Jan. 05, 2015
Applicants:

Tk Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Tasus Canada Corporation, Hamilton, Ontario, CA;

Inventors:

Jerome Bosch, Romeo, MI (US);

Vaughn Pipe, Hamilton, CA;

Assignees:

TASUS Canada Corporation, Hamilton, Ontario, CA;

TK Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/203 (2006.01); B60R 21/215 (2011.01); B60Q 3/02 (2006.01); B60Q 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/215 (2013.01); B60Q 3/004 (2013.01); B60Q 3/024 (2013.01); B60R 21/203 (2013.01); B60R 2021/21543 (2013.01);
Abstract

Multi-piece constructions for an illuminated emblem assembly for connection to an airbag cover are provided herein. An airbag assembly can include an airbag cover, an emblem portion having one or more translucent areas and an illumination source. The illumination source can include a light guide and one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) for illuminating the light guide. The light guide can include an illuminated portion for transmitting light emitted from the one or more LEDs. The emblem portion can be arranged between the airbag cover and the illumination source, and the emblem portion and the illumination source can be aligned such that at least one of the one or more translucent areas is illuminated by light passing through the emblem portion from the illuminated portion.


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