Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-20
2009-08-25
Dayoan, D. Glenn (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
Reexamination Certificate
active
07578521
ABSTRACT:
A pillar trim component can include a main body member and a separately formed airbag support member having an integrally formed inflatable curtain deployment trajectory ramp surface, and complementary interconnecting shaped portions formed on the main body member and the airbag support member for interlocking assembly of a subassembly of the airbag support member to the main body member prior to installation in a motor vehicle. The complementary interconnecting shaped portions, when assembled, prevent unintended disassembly of the subassembly. An airbag positioning portion can be defined by at least a portion of an upwardly extending wall of the airbag support member angled inboard toward the main body member. A headliner retaining portion can be defined by a recess formed between the deployment surface and the main body member.
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Downey Brian
Elliott-Rumberger Kristi
Jaramillo Jamison
Dayoan D. Glenn
Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
Sliteris Joselynn Y.
Young & Basile
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