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US 2019/0210552 A1Published application
Airbag trim cover for roof rails of a vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJohn Q. White, John A. Stakoe, Michael T. Feiten, William C. Bauer, Robert R. Armitage, James A. Stec
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Abstract
A vehicle apparatus comprises an airbag secured to a roof rail of a vehicle and a trim cover. The trim cover has a base member fastened to the roof rail, a flap member, and a living hinge integrally molded between the base and flap members. The flap member rotates on the hinge when the airbag deploys. The flap member also, in a covering position, has a distal edge fastenerlessly clipped to the vehicle.
Claims20
A trim cover for a roof rail of a vehicle, the trim cover comprising:
- a base member adapted to be fastened to the roof rail;
- a flap member;
- a living hinge integrally molded between the base and flap members, wherein the flap member has a distal edge adapted for fastenerless clipping of the flap member in a covering position.
A vehicle apparatus comprising:
- an airbag secured to a roof rail of a vehicle;
- a trim cover having:
- a base member fastened to the roof rail;
- a flap member;
- a living hinge integrally molded between, and as one piece with, the base and flap members, wherein the flap member rotates on the hinge when the airbag deploys and, in a covering position, has a distal edge fastenerlessly clipped to the vehicle.
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A vehicle apparatus comprising:
- a roof rail of a vehicle;
- a trim cover having:
- a base member fastened to the roof rail;
- a flap member having covering and deployed positions;
- a living hinge integrally molded between the base and flap members,
- wherein the flap member is fastenerlessly clipped to the vehicle in the covering position and rotates on the hinge to the deployed position from the covering position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.