Fixing assembly for vehicle hood protectors
OwnerRodney E. Horwillinventor
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Abstract
A fixing assembly for vehicle hood protectors, including a bracket of strip-like form having a flange which is secured to the underside of a vehicle hood, a locating groove which receives the lower edge of the hood lip and a mounting flange which extends outwardly of the hood and to which the hood protector is mounted. The flange which is secured to the underside of the hood has a slot provided with saw-tooth configurations on opposite sides, the slot being arranged to receive an expandable plug which is provided with complementary saw-tooth configurations, such that it may be located at one of a series of positions along the slot. The plug is receivable in an aperture in the underside of the hood to secure the flange and thus the bracket to the hood.
Claims20
A fixing assembly for mounting a hood protector to the hood of a vehicle, said hood being of a type which has a downwardly extending leading lip, said fixing assembly including:
- a hood protector mounting portion external of the hood in use and spacing the hood protector from the hood;
- a locating portion engageable with said lip, and
- a securing portion adapted to secure to the underside of the hood;
- whereby securing thereof maintains said locating portion engaged with said lip against vibrational and downward loads.
A fixing assembly for mounting a hood protector to the hood of a vehicle, said hood being of a type which has a downwardly extending leading lip, said fixing assembly including:
- a hood protector mounting portion external of the hood in use and spacing the hood protector from the hood;
- a securing portion adapted to secure to the underside of the hood;
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- a locating portion interposed between the hood protector mounting portion and the securing portion said locating portion has an elongate groove or recess that partly envelops and engages a section of the lip wherein in use the elongate groove or recess firmly engages the section of the lip when the securing portion is secured to the underside of the hood so that resistance against vibrational and downward loads is provided.
A fixing assembly according to claim 16 and including a fastener assembly for fastening said second flange to said underside of said hood, and locating means for locating said fastener assembly at one of a plurality of positions along said second flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.