Patent · US Expired

Air bag cover with ornament

US6568704B2 · kind B2 · utility

19Cited by
11References
8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 5, 2001
Grant dateMay 27, 2003
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Expiry dateJun 15, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2021/21543
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An air bag cover provided with an ornament and covering a folded air bag, the air bag cover being formed of synthetic resin and having door sections which are adapted to open when the air bag is expanded and inflated, the ornament including an ornamental part arranged on a front face of one of the door sections and a plurality of mounting legs extending downward from the ornamental part, the ornament being constructed so as to be mounted to the door section by passing the mounting legs through the mounting holes formed in the door section and bending them along the back face of the door section. The tip ends of bent portions of the mounting legs which have been bent along the back face of the door section are covered with the covering parts which are compatible with material forming the air bag cover so as to be melted and solidified.

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