Patent ID: 7255391

Claim:
A headliner for a vehicle having excellent head impact countermeasures (HIC) properties, said headliner comprising: a first headliner part having a liner side and an opposing side, wherein the first headliner part has a molded shape that is substantially the visible form for the headliner as seen inside the vehicle; a second headliner part having a roof side and a compartment side, wherein the second headliner part is molded to reinforce the first headliner part, attach the headliner to a roof of the vehicle, form at least one interior compartment with flexible walls when combined with the first headliner part, and form an intra-panel space between the roof and the second headliner part; wherein the opposing side of the first headliner part and the compartment side of the second headliner part are adhered to each other, therein forming the at least one interior compartment that has excellent head impact countermeasures (HIC) properties; wherein the intra-panel space produces sound dampening; and wherein the first headliner part and the second headliner part are sheets of a low pressure, thermoformable, thermoplastic composite comprised of polypropylene and long chopped glass fibers.