Interior trim panel with entrapped fasteners
AssigneeCadillac Products, Inc.
InventorDouglas H. Turner
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Abstract
A multi-layer laminated trim panel having a first sheet of high density cross-linked polyethylene foam, a second sheet of low density cross-linked polyethylene foam, a plurality of fasteners wherein the fastener heads are entrapped between the first and second sheets of cross-linked polyethylene foam, and an external cover sheet of cloth or vinyl. Additional sheets or pieces of cross-linked polyethylene foam can be incorporated between the first and second sheets of cross-linked polyethylene foam. Various methods of manufacturing the trim panels of the present invention are also disclosed.
Claims31
A multi-layer laminated trim panel for attachment to vehicles, comprising:
- (a) a first sheet of high density polymeric foam defined by first and second surfaces, said first sheet having a plurality of apertures therethrough;
- (b) fastening means defined by a head and an extending shaft, wherein the shaft of said fastening means is inserted into said first sheet apertures to partially extend beyond the second surface of said first sheet;
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- (c) a second sheet of low density polymeric foam defined by first and second surfaces wherein a first surface of said first sheet is bonded to a first surface of said second sheet entrapping the head of said fastening means.
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