Trim molding
OwnerRalph E. Lloydinventor
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Abstract
A trim molding including an integral elongate member of a flexible material formed so as to have a base portion to be attached to a surface, such as the surface of an automobile body at the edge of a vinyl covering, a cover portion for hiding the base portion and the fasteners securing the base portion to the surface, and a hinge portion permitting the cover portion to be folded to a position covering the base portion. The base portion can include an integral snap receiving recess so that a snap means formed in the cover portion can be snapped onto the base portion when the cover portion is folded in to a closed position.
Claims7
A trim molding for attachment to a surface to cover an elongate peripheral edge comprising:
- an elongate base member;
- an elongate cover member corresponding in length to said peripheral edge;
- snap means depending from said cover member comprising an outside lip and a resilient snap member extending inwardly from said lip;
- snap receiving means defined in said base member comprising a recess in said base member and a resilient snap receiving member within said recess;
- an elongate hinge member connecting said cover member to said base member so as to permit said cover member to pivot about said hinge member and to fold over said base member, thereby allowing said resilient snap member of said snap means to releasably engage said resilient snap receiving means within said recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.