Patent ID: 8567839

Claim:
An equipment piece comprising: a first and a second component for the interior of a vehicle, wherein the first component is made from a material comprising thermoplastic, and wherein the first component comprises a plurality of protrusions with projecting portions configured as tabs arranged in a linear manner, and the second component comprises a corresponding plurality of slots arranged in a linear manner; wherein the plurality of tabs is configured to be inserted through the corresponding plurality of slots, and to be secured to the second component by deforming the projecting portion of each protrusion; wherein each tab has a wall thickness (D) which is smaller than the longitudinal extension (B) of the tab, the plurality of tabs being anchorable non-positively in the second component after inserting through the corresponding plurality of slots by bending about a longitudinal axis (L) of each tab; and wherein each tab is connected to the second component by a material connection formed by heating and melting adjacent regions of the first component and the second component.