Patent ID: 8505794
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
1. A storage system, comprising: a trim panel of a door module of a vehicle, the trim panel including an outer skin facing an interior of the vehicle, an intermediate foam layer, and a hard substrate supporting the intermediate foam layer and the skin; and one or more receiving elements disposed through the skin, intermediate foam layer, and substrate of the trim panel, each of the receiving elements comprising: a flange overlying the skin and including an outer surface facing the interior of the vehicle, a body extending from an inner surface of the flange, opposite to the outer surface, and through the skin, intermediate foam layer, and substrate of the trim panel a primary aperture extending from the outer surface of the flange and into the body, and an elongated slot connected to the primary aperture and extending radially from the primary aperture towards a perimeter of the flange, wherein the one or more receiving elements operate to receive and support one or more attachments that connect to the receiving elements.