Trim panel having integral door cover

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1994-05-31

1995-09-05

Rice, Kenneth R.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

280732, B60R 2116

Patent

active

054473284

ABSTRACT:
An instrument panel has an integral door cover for concealing a supplemental inflatable restraint system in a vehicle passenger compartment. The door cover includes a flap that is an integral part of a flexible plastic skin of the instrument panel. The plastic skin is cast in a special mold with a raised apexed rib that forms grooves outlining the flap that have a thin tear seam at their bottom.

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