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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kim Langenbacher, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Steve Dreher, Brownstown, MI (US);
Scott H. Dunham, Redford, MI (US);
Ammad Bhatti, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 3/10 (2006.01); B60N 2/46 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); B60N 3/00 (2006.01); B29C 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 3/102 (2013.01); B60N 2/466 (2013.01); B60N 3/00 (2013.01); B60N 3/10 (2013.01); B60N 3/101 (2013.01); B60R 11/00 (2013.01); B29C 45/0081 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49876 (2015.01);
Abstract
A vehicle trim panel assembly is provided having a beverage retainer formed in a storage compartment on the door of an automotive vehicle. The trim panel assembly includes a storage receptacle and a trim panel arranged to define at least a portion of the storage receptacle. The trim panel includes a base portion connected to a beverage retainer portion via a living hinge. The beverage retainer portion is pivoted about the living hinge into position within the storage receptacle.