Covers for vehicle instrument panels

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2008-01-09

2010-10-19

Dayoan, Glenn (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Dashboards

C248S027300

Reexamination Certificate

active

07815237

ABSTRACT:
An instrument panel for a vehicle includes an IP substrate and an IP skin with foam disposed there between. The instrument panel may include openings for receiving accessories. The IP skin material may extend into the opening. The portion of the skin material extending into the opening may include a opening datum. A cover for the opening in the instrument panel may include one or more datum ribs. When the cover is inserted in the opening in the instrument panel, the datum rib engages with the opening datum pushing the cover towards the instrument panel thereby improving the fit of the cover in the instrument panel.

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