Patent ID: 8366186

Claim:
A one-piece construction headliner panel for lining the interior of an automotive roof having areas of low rigidity, the headliner supporting an accessory, the headliner panel comprising: a substrate having a first predetermined density, the substrate having at least one aperture for mounting the accessory, the aperture having a peripheral edge; and at least one localized compressed indentation, the compressed indentation formed in the substrate, the compressed indentation positioned adjacent the peripheral edge of the aperture, the compressed indentation spaced outwardly from the peripheral edge of the aperture, substrate having the first predetermined density separating the localized indentation from the aperture, the substrate of the compressed indentation having a second predetermined density; wherein the second predetermined density of the compressed indentation is greater than the first predetermined density of the substrate operable to increase the rigidity and strength of the headliner on a localized portion of the headliner to support an accessory mounted in the aperture.