Patent ID: 7431373

Claim:
An appliqué adapted for use in an instrument, instrument cluster or instrument panel of an automotive vehicle, the appliqué comprising a sheet form member having an obverse side and a reverse side and comprising a plastics material, the sheet form member comprising: at least one substantially planar portion having an obverse area on the obverse side and a reverse area on the reverse side; at least one rim portion or ring portion integrally formed with the respective at least one substantially planar portion, the at least one rim portion forming a closed shape with encloses the respective at least one substantially planar portion; a further substantially planar portion having a further obverse area on the obverse side and a further reverse area on the reverse side, the further substantially planar portion being integrally formed with the respective at least one rim portion, the further substantially planar portion surrounding the respective at least one rim portion; the at least one rim portion protruding from the respective obverse area and from the further obverse area by a height of at least 4 mm, and the at least one rim portion being recessed from the respective reverse area and further reverse area, and wherein the at least one rim portion is of a first colour and the respective substantially planar portion is of a second colour different to the first colour.