Patent ID: 6575527
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A headliner assembly for an underside of a vehicle roof, comprising:a headliner piece having a resilient semi-flexible substrate, the substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface, said semi-flexible substrate being shapeable and forming at least a first side section, a second side section, a third side section, a fourth side section, and an integral middle section connecting the four side sections, the semi-flexibility of the substrate permitting the side sections to bend away from the upper surface of the substrate such that the side sections are integrally hinged to the substrate and extend below the upper surface of the substrate when the headliner piece is installed; and each of the side sections having respective outer edges, the substrate being further pre-cut to remove two corner pieces located at the outer edge of one of the side sections to assist in contouring the headliner piece.