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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)     November 14, 2005
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                               TRIMAS CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                  333-100351                 38-2687639
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(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission               (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)              File Number)            Identification No.)

39400 Woodward Avenue, Suite 130, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan          48304
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        (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (248) 631-5450
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                                 Not Applicable
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

The Company's only public security holders are holders of its 9 7/8% senior
subordinated notes due 2012. The Company issued a press release and held a
teleconference on November 14, 2005 reporting its financial results for the
quarter ending September 30, 2005. Audio replay of the teleconference will be
accessible for at least five business days from the date of the teleconference,
and a copy of the visual presentation that was used for the teleconference is
available at www.trimascorp.com.


ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c)  Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith:


     Exhibit No.  Description


     99.1         Press Release



99.2     TriMas Corporation (the "Company") visual presentation titled "2005
         Third Quarter Earnings Call" is available at http://www.trimascorp.com.



                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                                TRIMAS CORPORATION

Date:        November 14, 2005                  By:  /s/ Grant H. Beard
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                                                Name:  Grant H. Beard
                                                Title: Chief Executive Officer