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Interior trim component for a motor vehicle

  • US 4,781,956 A
  • Filed: 12/24/1985
  • Issued: 11/01/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/17/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An interior trim component for a motor vehicle comprising a compressed fiber base having a decorative surface, a plastic sheet adhered to at least selected portions of said decorative surface of said base, wherein said base is formed by compression molding a fibrous mat of substantially uniform thickness, selected areas of said fibrous mat being subjected to a lesser degree of compression than remaining areas of said fibrous mat, areas of said base corresponding to said selected areas of said mat being thicker than areas of said base corresponding to said remaining areas of said mat, and wherein a covering material other than said plastic sheet is adhered to said base and overlies said thicker areas of said base and portions of said base peripheral thereto, said plastic sheet and said covering material overlapping one another at said peripheral surface portions, and wherein said plastic sheet has impressed separation seams adapted to enable the removal of portions of said plastic sheet overlapping said covering material.

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