Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Retainer to secure fastener of door trim panel
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Application No.: US15205327Application Date: 2016-07-08
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Publication No.: US10017130B2Publication Date: 2018-07-10
- Inventor: David Joseph Knieper
- Applicant: Toyota Boshoku America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MI Novi
- Assignee: Toyota Boshoku America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Boshoku America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Novi
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds P.C.
- Main IPC: B60R13/02
- IPC: B60R13/02 ; F16B5/06

Abstract:
An assembly include a door trim panel including an interior surface and a tower projecting from the interior surface. The tower includes an opening accessible by a slot, an attachment feature including a flexible arm, and a rib. The rib is integrally molded to a surface of the flexible arm to define a single unitary component. A fastener has a first base, a second base, a stem located between the first base and the second base, and a head. The stem of the fastener is located in the opening, the second base is retained by the attachment feature, and the first base and the head of the fastener are located outside the tower.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170050584A1 RETAINER TO SECURE FASTENER OF DOOR TRIM PANEL Public/Granted day:2017-02-23
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