Illumination – Supported by vehicle structure – Automobile
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-30
2007-10-30
O'Shea, Sandra (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Supported by vehicle structure
Automobile
C362S084000, C362S154000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10711480
ABSTRACT:
An automotive storage compartment includes a compartment body defining a cavity and having an opening for accessing the cavity. The compartment body includes a first connecting member integrally formed therein. The storage compartment further includes a cover having a second connecting member integrally formed therein, the first connecting member cooperating with the second connecting member to moveably couple the cover to the compartment body. An electroluminescent lamp is molded to the compartment body to illuminate the cavity. A two-shot molding process may be used to form the storage compartment, with the compartment body and the first connecting member being formed in the first shot. The electroluminescent lamp is molded to the compartment body in the first shot. The cover and the second connecting member are then formed in the second shot so that the cover is pivotally coupled to the compartment body.
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Dry Alan G.
Radu Bogdan
International Automotive Components Group, LLC
O'Shea Sandra
Truong Bao Q.
Wood Herron & Evans L.L.P.
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