Method of mounting an interior assembly with an adapter
First Claim
1. A method of replacing an interior assembly, said method comprising:
- removing a first interior assembly from a vehicle by detaching a first mounting base of said first interior assembly from a first mounting element adhesively attached at an in-cabin surface of the windshield of the vehicle;
providing a second mounting element and adhesively attaching said second mounting element at the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield at or near or around said first mounting element; and
mounting a second mounting base of a second interior assembly at said first and second mounting elements adhesively attached at the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield, whereby said first and second mounting elements cooperate to support said second interior assembly at the vehicle windshield.
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Abstract
A method of replacing an interior assembly includes removing a first interior assembly from a vehicle by detaching a first mounting base of the first interior assembly from a first mounting element adhesively attached at an in-cabin surface of the windshield of the vehicle. A second mounting element is provided and is attached at the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield at or near or at least partially around the first mounting element. A second mounting base of a second interior assembly is mounted at the first and second mounting elements, whereby the first and second mounting elements cooperate to support the second interior assembly at the vehicle windshield.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of replacing an interior assembly, said method comprising:
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removing a first interior assembly from a vehicle by detaching a first mounting base of said first interior assembly from a first mounting element adhesively attached at an in-cabin surface of the windshield of the vehicle; providing a second mounting element and adhesively attaching said second mounting element at the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield at or near or around said first mounting element; and mounting a second mounting base of a second interior assembly at said first and second mounting elements adhesively attached at the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield, whereby said first and second mounting elements cooperate to support said second interior assembly at the vehicle windshield. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of replacing an interior assembly, said method comprising:
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removing a first interior assembly from a vehicle by detaching a first mounting base of said first interior assembly from a first mounting element adhesively attached at an in-cabin surface of the windshield of the vehicle; providing a second mounting element and adhesively attaching said second mounting element at the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield, wherein said second mounting element, when attached at the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield, at least partially circumscribes said first mounting element; and mounting a second mounting base of a second interior assembly at said first and second mounting elements, and wherein, when mounted at said first and second mounting elements attached at the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield, said second mounting base engages both of said first and second mounting elements, whereby said first and second mounting elements cooperate to support said second interior assembly at the vehicle windshield. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of replacing an interior assembly, said method comprising:
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removing a first interior rearview mirror assembly from a vehicle by detaching a first mounting base of said first interior rearview mirror assembly from a first mounting element adhesively attached at an in-cabin surface of the windshield of the vehicle, wherein said first mounting element comprises a mirror mounting button; providing a second mounting element and adhesively attaching said second mounting element at the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield, wherein, when attached at the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield, said second mounting element at least partially circumscribes said first mounting element; and mounting a second mounting base of a second interior rearview mirror assembly at said first and second mounting elements by receiving said first mounting element at least partially in said second mounting base and receiving said second mounting base at least partially in said second mounting element, and wherein, when mounted at said first and second mounting elements attached at the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield, said second mounting base engages both of said first and second mounting elements, whereby said first and second mounting elements cooperate to support said second interior rearview mirror assembly at the vehicle windshield. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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