Patent ID: 8579347
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: B60N,B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle interior component, comprising: a substrate having an outer surface; a decorative covering disposed over the substrate outer surface, the decorative covering including a decorative skin layer and a foam inner layer interposed between the substrate and the decorative skin layer; a seam formed in the decorative covering, including a line of decorative stitching sewn through the covering along a stitch path, wherein the line of decorative stitching comprises interconnected loops of thread and the foam inner layer is compressed by the loops of thread so that the covering has a reduced thickness portion along the stitch path; and an elongated seam spacer located between the substrate outer surface and the foam inner layer of the decorative covering and arranged along the stitch path so that the seam spacer supports the covering directly beneath at least a portion of the line of decorative stitching.