Patent ID: 7862098

Claim:
A vehicle interior assembly comprising: an interior panel portion having an exposed surface and a concealed surface when the interior panel portion is installed within a passenger compartment, the interior panel portion including an opening and a mating part; and a trim panel snap-fitted into the opening of the interior panel portion, the trim panel including a main body that extends in a first direction between a first end and a second end opposite the first end of the main body; an accessory opening provided in the main body adjacent to the first end, the accessory opening being configured to receive an accessory adaptor of a vehicle accessory that is insertable and removable from the accessory opening perpendicularly to the first direction of the main body; a retention tab extending parallel to the first direction away from the first end and beyond an adjacent peripheral edge of the first end, the retention tab further extending along a section of the concealed surface of the interior panel portion adjacent to the opening for preventing movement of the trim panel perpendicularly to the first direction of the main body in response to at least one of insertion and removal of the accessory adaptor; and a snap-fit part releasably secured to the mating part of the interior panel portion.