Connector for automotive interior trim
US7198315B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/309
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A connector for securing an interior trim assembly to a support of an automobile. The connector includes a connector body having a head portion formed at a proximal end of the connector body and a shank portion extending from the head portion toward a distal end of the connector body. A sealing gasket is integrally molded onto the connector body distally of the head portion. A two-shot molding process may be used to form the connector with the connector body being formed in the first shot of the molding process and the sealing gasket being formed onto the connector body in the second shot of the molding process.
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