Air bag cover having a hidden break seam

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1995-03-24

1996-03-12

Focarino, Margaret A.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

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B60R 2120

Patent

active

054980267

ABSTRACT:
A plastic air bag cover for use in an automobile, the air bag cover comprising, a front cover adapted to enclose an uninflated automotive air bag, the front cover having inner and outer surfaces defining a first thickness therebetween and a decorative indicia defined on the outer surface of the front cover and a break seam defined in the inner surface of the front cover for permitting the air bag to inflate and exit the front cover, the break seam further defining a break pattern and having a first wall, a second wall and a break wall connecting the first and second walls, the break wall having inner and outer surfaces defining a second thickness therebetween, wherein the second thickness is less than the first thickness, the break wall and first and second walls are visually imperceptible when viewing the front cover outer surface, and the break seam is substantially non-coincidental with the decorative indicia.

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