Console mounted to a headliner
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1. A combination headliner and retainer for use with a motor vehicle which comprises:
- a substrate generally configured to be mounted adjacent the roof of a motor vehicle, said substrate having a decorative surface observable to an occupant of the vehicle and a non-show surface facing the vehicle roof;
wherein said substrate includes a depressed portion extending downwardly from the adjacent substrate, said depressed portion defining a substrate opening therein; and
a retainer sized to extend through the substrate opening, said retainer having perimeter walls defining a central cavity in which a vehicle accessory may be mounted, and at least one shelf extending outwardly from a wall to engage the non-show surface of the substrate adjacent the substrate opening t mount the retainer to the substrate.
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Abstract
A combination headliner, retainer, console for use with a modular headliner for a motor vehicle. A substrate includes a depressed portion defining an opening therein. A retainer is mounted within the opening of the depressed portion and includes means for securing console mounted thereto. A console may be mounted to the retainer or directly to the substrate. Appropriate electrical connections may then be made between the retainer and console for providing electrical energy to the console. The retainer may further include extending wings for distributing the weight of the retainer and the console over a large area of the substrate.
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31 Claims
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1. A combination headliner and retainer for use with a motor vehicle which comprises:
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a substrate generally configured to be mounted adjacent the roof of a motor vehicle, said substrate having a decorative surface observable to an occupant of the vehicle and a non-show surface facing the vehicle roof; wherein said substrate includes a depressed portion extending downwardly from the adjacent substrate, said depressed portion defining a substrate opening therein; and a retainer sized to extend through the substrate opening, said retainer having perimeter walls defining a central cavity in which a vehicle accessory may be mounted, and at least one shelf extending outwardly from a wall to engage the non-show surface of the substrate adjacent the substrate opening t mount the retainer to the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A combination headliner and console for a motor vehicle having a roof, which comprises:
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a substrate generally configured to be mounted adjacent the roof, said substrate having a decorative surface facing the interior of the vehicle when the substrate is assembled to the vehicle and a non-show surface facing the roof of the vehicle; said substrate defining a substrate opening therein; and a console sized to fit within said opening, said console including fastening means for securing the console to the substrate with the console mounted within the opening, said console further including a trim bezel sized to cover said opening; said trim bezel extending to mate with the decorative surface of the adjacent substrate to fully cover the opening and to eliminate large gaps between the bezel and the substrate; said substrate including a depressed portion displaced downwardly therefrom and wherein the opening is defined within the depressed portion. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A headliner assembly for use with a motor vehicle which comprises:
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a substrate configured to serve as the headliner of a motor vehicle, said substrate including a depressed portion extending downwardly therefrom and said depressed portion defining a substrate opening; a retainer sized to fit within said substrate opening, said retainer including at least one shelf extending from said retainer to engage a surface of the substrate adjacent the substrate opening to hold the retainer in position; and a console sized to fit through the substrate opening, said console including means to engage the retainer to secure the console to the retainer and the substrate and a trim bezel sized to cover the substrate opening and positioned on a surface of the substrate opposite that engaged by the retainer shelf. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A retainer for mounting a console to a headliner and defining an opening therethrough, said retainer and console having a characteristic weight associated therewith, said retainer comprising
a retainer body defining a central cavity for the receipt of a console; -
at least one planar shelf extending outwardly from the retainer body; at least one latching finger extending from the retainer body and positioned to fit through the headliner opening such that the headliner adjacent the opening may be secured between the latching finger and the shelf; and means for securing the console to the retainer body. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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