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US 5,015,034 AGranted
Upholstery system
AssigneePrince Corporation
InventorsAlan L. Kindig, Kenneth M. Lindberg, Bradford J. Burrows
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Abstract
An upholstery system for a vehicle accessory includes a substrate with a U-shaped channel adjacent an edge and including a lip extending from one wall. A trim member includes spaced locking tabs which underlie the lip for compressibly holding an edge of upholstery material in the channel. In one embodiment, pins in the trim ring extend through the material and into apertures in an outer flange of the channel. In another embodiment, the locking tabs are formed on the substrate and the trim member includes interengaging locking slots.
Claims5
A vehicle accessory comprising:
- a substrate having a generally U-shaped channel along an edge thereof and including at least one tab gripping surface along at least one side of said generally U-shaped channel;
- upholstery material overlying said substrate and having an edge extending over said channel;
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- a trim member having a first portion and a second portion joined along a common edge, a plurality of spaced locking tabs on at least one surface of said first portion, and a plurality of spaced elongated upholstery engaging pins extending from a surface of said second portion parallel to and spaced from said first portion of said trim member, said locking tabs on said first portion of said trim member lockably engage said tab engaging surface on said substrate to hold said trim member in place in said U-shaped channel and said pins on said second portion of said trim member grip said upholstery material holding it in place in said U-shaped channnel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.