Automobile headliner and method of making same
US4352522A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 1980 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24488
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automobile headliner and method of making same are provided wherein such headliner comprises a substrate defined by a compacted and rigidified fibrous material with the substrate having a peripheral portion which is more highly compacted than the remainder thereof and a decorative sheet is bonded to the substrate to define a single-piece laminate which has a solid cross section throughout and wherein the peripheral portion has an annular enlargement and the decorative sheet covers the enlargement and defines a sheet-covered enlargement which serves as an integral garnish molding for the headliner.
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