US Patent 7726717 Method for mounting plastic garnish for painting on-line

Patent 7726717 was granted and assigned to Honda on June, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent

Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Honda

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7726717

Date of Patent

June 1, 2010

Patent Application Number

11962348

Date Filed

December 21, 2007

Patent Primary Examiner

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Kiran B Patel

Patent abstract

A garnish for a vehicle body including a plastic exterior skin and a metal reinforcement member. The garnish is installed on the vehicle for coating or painting and then the garnish and the vehicle body are sent through a bake oven to cure the coating or paint. After exposure to the bake oven, the garnish is removed from the vehicle body for installation of a headlight assembly. The garnish is then reinstalled on the vehicle body after the headlight assembly is installed.