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TRIM PANEL TETHER AND METHOD

  • US 20080238112A1
  • Filed: 03/29/2007
  • Published: 10/02/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A tether for use in securing a closure panel to a substrate, the tether comprising:

  • an elongate deformable strap having a first end, a second end and a middle portion between the first and the second ends, the first end engaged with the substrate and the second end engaged with the closure panel, whereby the strap exerts a compressive force against the closure panel in a direction away from the first end when the strap is deformed and exerts a tension force at the second end in a direction toward the first end when there is no deformation thereby resisting movement of the closure panel when the closure panel is attached to the substrate and preventing complete separation of the closure panel from the substrate on dislodgement of the closure panel from the substrate.

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