Door trim panel for a motor vehicle

Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Auxiliary article compartments

Reexamination Certificate

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C296S146700, C359S549000

Reexamination Certificate

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06196606

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally pertains to motor vehicles. More particular, the present invention pertains to a door trim panel for a motor vehicle. More specifically, but without restriction to the particular embodiment and/or use which is shown and described for purposes of illustration, the present invention relates to a door trim panel for a motor vehicle which incorporates a map pocket with a plurality of apertures, one or more of the apertures including a reflector.
2. Discussion
Motor vehicle passenger doors commonly include a storage pocket. The storage pocket can be used by an occupant for the convenient storage of maps and other small items. Such a pocket is often referred to as a “map pocket”.
Objects are introduced into a map pocket through an open upper end. The objects within the map pocket are visible through this upper end. As a result, it is often necessary to reach into the map pocket to discern the contents.
Thus a need remains in the pertinent art for a map pocket which provides improved visual access to its contents.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide an inner door panel comprising of an injection molded pocket wall containing a plurality of apertures to facilitate partial view into the pocket.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a reflector for mounting on a vehicle door in such a manner that the reflector is incorporated into the vehicle door in an aesthetically pleasing manner and the reflector may be seen from the rear of the vehicle when the vehicle door is open.
It is a more particular object of the present invention to provide such a map pocket for a vehicle door including a plurality of apertures, the map pocket including a reflector mounted in at least one of the apertures.
In one form, the present invention provides an inner door trim panel for a motor vehicle. The inner door trim panel includes a main body portion and a pocket wall. The pocket wall outwardly extends from the main body portion to define a pocket. The pocket wall includes a plurality of apertures.
Additional benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention relates from a reading of the subsequent description of the preferred embodiment and the appended claims, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.


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