Engine side guard mounting

Abstract

The invention is concerned with an improvement in an engine compartment of a vehicle which includes an opening through a sidewall thereof and a panel secured to cover said opening and removable to allow access to components within said compartment. The improvement comprises an improved mounting for attachment of the panel to the engine compartment. The improved mounting comprises a metallic plate rigidly affixed to a first side of the sidewall and having a portion thereof extending to the vicinity of the opening and a metal leaf rigidly affixed to a second side of the sidewall and having a portion thereof extending to the vicinity of the opening in alignment with and a spaced distance from the extending plate portion, the leaf and the plate defining a mouth for accepting the panel, the spaced distance being smaller than the thickness of the panel thereadjacent. Generally, a plurality of mountings are used along a first edge of the opening and serve to hold a first edge of the panel thereadjacent.

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