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Automotive interior trim component with soft feel

  • US 7,070,221 B2
  • Filed: 03/08/2004
  • Issued: 07/04/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An automotive interior trim component, comprising:

  • a substrate member adapted to support the trim component within the interior of an automobile, said substrate member having a first side and a second side, and having at least one target area for providing a soft feel to the trim component, said substrate member having a first thickness outside said target area such that said substrate member is not pliable outside said target area, and a second thickness within said target area that is reduced relative to said first thickness such that said substrate member is pliable in said target area.

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