Transparent/translucent flexible component for a vehicle...

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2011-06-07

2011-06-07

Pape, Joseph D (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Enclosed compartment

C296S037800

Reexamination Certificate

active

07954871

ABSTRACT:
A trim component for a vehicle includes a flexible component, and at least a portion of the flexible component is translucent or transparent, allowing light to pass therethrough. The flexible component could also include an opaque portion. The trim component may be a tambour door of a center console or other storage area, a gear shift closeout, or a steering column closeout. The flexible component includes a plurality of slats and a substrate coupling the slats. The center console includes a light source directing light through the translucent portion of the tambour door. The slats are formed from polypropylene or polycarbonate acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, and the substrate is formed from thermoplastic polyurethane or a thermoplastic elastomer.

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