Patent ID: 7014208

Claim:
An overmolded interior vehicle trim panel comprising: a substrate having a front face and an under face, said under face having a tear seam integrally molded therein to allow an airbag to exit said substrate when said airbag is deployed, said tear seam defined by a plurality of cavities integrally formed in said substrate, said tear seam defining an airbag door; an outer layer attached to at least a portion of said front face of said substrates said outer layer including a front face and an under face; and a scrim disposed between said substrate and said outer layer, said scrim defining a hinge member for retaining said airbag door to said interior vehicle trim panel when said airbag is deployed, said hinge member having a first end and a second end, and a portion of said tear seam extending through said substrate and a portion of said outer layer, said portion of said tear seam in said outer layer extending between said first and said second ends of said hinge portion.