Patent ID: 7401829

Claim:
An automobile interior component comprising: a substrate component having a seam-mating section, the seam-mating section having a seam mating step that includes a welt protrusion-mating channel such that the welt protrusion-mating channel is positioned within the step section; a trim cover having a first trim pattern and a second trim pattern joined by a join seam, a first selvage section, and a second selvage section, wherein the step section has an edge aligned with an edge of the first seam selvage section, a first additional seam and a second additional seam, the first additional seam attaching the first seam selvage section to the first trim pattern and the second additional seam attaching the second seam selvage section to the second trim pattern; and a welt strip having a flat section and a protrusion section, the protrusion being attached to the trim cover in the vicinity of the join seam and positioned in the welt protrusion-mating channel, wherein the welt strip is also attached to the first trim cover by the first additional seam.