Patent ID: 8276961

Claim:
A vehicle trim panel, comprising a main body having a trim surface and a base surface, with a peripheral edge extending between the trim surface and the base surface; and a mounting structure fixed to the base surface of the main body, with the mounting structure including a first support portion and a second support portion spaced apart from one another, the first and second support portions both extending from the base surface, the first and second support portions having respective first ends fixedly attached to the base surface and the first and second support portions having respective second ends distal from the respective first ends, and the first support portion and the second support portion being bridged by a guide portion that extends between the second ends of the first and second support portions, at least a section of the guide portion defining a guide surface that extends away from the base surface in a direction that is non-orthogonal relative to a plane defined by an adjacent section of the base surface, with the guide portion, the first support portion, the second support portion and the adjacent section of the base surface defining an insertion aperture with a central axis that extends parallel to the plane.