Patent ID: 7594674

Claim:
An interior trim arrangement adapted in part to house a supplemental inflatable restraint system therein when installed in a motorized vehicle, the vehicle having a windshield, and the supplemental inflatable restraint system including an inflatable cushion, the trim arrangement comprising: a trim panel configured to attach to the vehicle, said trim panel having opposing inner and outer surfaces defining an upper portion adjacent to a middle portion, said trim panel defining a cavity with an opening formed through said upper portion, said cavity configured to nest the supplemental inflatable restraint system therein; a soft chute mounted to said inner surface of said trim panel such that an aperture defined therethrough is generally aligned with said opening, said soft chute configured to operatively align the inflatable cushion with said opening; a soft chute door integrated with said soft chute and configured to transition from a first position, in which said soft chute door substantially obstructs said opening, to a second position, in which said soft chute door sufficiently exposes said opening such that the inflatable cushion can selectively deploy therethrough; and a deployment door integrated with said trim panel and configured to transition from a closed position, in which said deployment door substantially covers said opening, to a generally open position, in which said deployment door sufficiently uncovers said opening such that the inflatable cushion can selectively deploy therethrough; wherein said deployment door includes at least one bend initiator formed therein and configured to attenuate kinetic energy transferred to the windshield by said deployment door upon contact therebetween.