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Method of fabricating a fixture mounting via product encapsulation

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-11-16
GIORDANO MICHAEL A
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Current mounting methods for irregularly shaped products can only utilize the minimal contact surface area that exists between the product and that portion of the mount that contacts the product, frequently making the mount unsecure.
Current mounting methods also do not assimilate a product's incompatible color scheme and / or texture to that of the vehicle's interior.
Current mounting methods also do not protect the aftermarket product, thus making it susceptible to being damaged in every day use.
In addition, fixtures mounted in the vehicle are either permanently affixed to the vehicle making their replacement or removal for repair difficult, or they are temporarily affixed by, for example, suction cups, which often result in an unsecured mount.

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[0014] As noted previously, there is currently no available means to releaseably encapsulate a fixture of irregular shape to the interior of a vehicle, and yet provide a secure encapsulation that enables a user to selectively remove the fixture(s) as needed. Further, there does not currently exist a means of releaseably mounting a fixture, regardless of its original color and texture that will aesthetically compliment the color and texture scheme of said interior. Although the present invention can be used with virtually any aftermarket fixture in virtually any vehicle with vacuum forming as one of many available manufacturing processes, the appended drawings have been created with the fixture being the Edge Juice Attitude Monitor. A vacuum forming method is disclosed in detail as an example of how one would create the assembly of the present invention. However, there are many other methods of producing the claimed assembly and the present invention is not to be limited to a single ...

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Abstract

An assembly for mounting an irregularly shaped fixture to the interior of a vehicle. The mounting assembly includes a multi-part shell produced by employing the irregularly shaped fixture to create a replica of the fixture's external size, shape and topography. An anchor assembly is appended to an external surface of the multi-part shell for retaining the multi-part shell to a surface of the vehicle. The fixture can be removably housed within the multi-part shell for use by an operator of the vehicle.

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PRIOR APPLICATIONS [0001] This patent application claims priority to U.S. Patent Application No. 60 / 676,418 filed Apr. 29, 2005, which is hereby incorporated by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] The present invention relates to an assembly for mounting an irregularly shaped fixture to the interior of a vehicle. The irregularly shaped fixture is used to create a multi-part shell which conforms precisely to its external size, shape and topography. This invention is capable of mounting after market products, especially those of irregular shape, to a vehicle's interior and which can provide an integrated color-coordinated mount of the fixture as an aesthetically pleasing adjunct to the vehicle's interior. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Current mounting methods for irregularly shaped products can only utilize the minimal contact surface area that exists between the product and that portion of the mount that contacts the product, frequently making the mount unsecure. Current mounting m...

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IPC IPC(8): A47B81/00
CPCB60R11/00
Inventor GIORDANO, MICHAEL A.
Owner GIORDANO MICHAEL A