Jason Alan Nagy

US Patent:

20140062115, Mar 6, 2014

Filed:

Sep 6, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/605023

Inventors:

Paul Tuomisto - Grosse Ile MI, US
Jason Richard Nagy - Commerce Township MI, US

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

B60R 13/02

US Classification:

296 108, 29618705

Abstract:

A trim panel having at least one bracket portion which is releasably coupled to a bracket member having a clip receiving assembly. A clip is received in the clip receiving assembly and adapted to couple to a car body. The clip is a high retention clip adapted to retain the trim panel on the car body during an air curtain deployment event. The trim panel is further adapted to be removeable from the bracket member to allow access to an underlying air curtain deployment mechanism. The trim panel is adapted to be removed from the bracket member while the bracket member and clip assembly remain coupled to a car body in a vehicle interior.