Trim system for an automotive vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorMarc David Nedelman
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Abstract
A trim panel is mounted to a structural member of an automotive vehicle via a fastener. The trim panel includes an opening in registration with the fastener. An integrated cover and hook fills at least a portion of the opening and permits and occupant to hang an item within the vehicle.
Claims11
A trim panel system for concealing a structural member of an automotive vehicle, the structural member having a fastener engaged therewith, the system comprising:
- a trim panel mounted over the structural member and having an inner surface facing the structural member and an outer surface, the trim panel having an additional surface defining an irregularly shaped opening in the trim panel in registration with the fastener;
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- an access panel secured to the trim panel and being configured to fill the opening in the trim panel, the access panel including a hook portion projecting away from the outer surface of the trim panel and an anchor (i) projecting away from the inner surface of the trim panel, (ii) being configured to secure the access panel to the trim panel, and (iii) including a projection configured to pass through the irregularly shaped opening to orient the access panel relative to the trim panel.
A trim panel system for covering a structural member of an automotive vehicle, the structural member at least partially defining a cabin of the vehicle and having a fastener engaged therewith, the system comprising:
- a trim panel covering the structural member and including a surface defining an aperture in the trim panel, the aperture in registration with the fastener;
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- a cover plate being configured to conceal the aperture of the trim panel, the cover plate including a hook member projecting into the cabin of the vehicle and an anchor member projecting away from the cabin of the vehicle, the anchor member including a projection configured to orient the cover plate relative to the aperture of the trim panel if in a first position and to secure the cover plate to the trim panel if in a second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.