Vehicle bumper locator
OwnerJames B. Aspinwall, Signe K. Aspinwall +1inventors
InventorsJames B. Aspinwall, Signe K. Aspinwall, Randell D. Archer
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Abstract
A vehicle bumper locator to be mounted to the existing license plate mounting holes of a vehicle. The bumper locator includes a horizontal frame member with openings that register with the license plate mounting holes. A bracket is pivotally attached to the frame near one end thereof. The bracket carries a resiliently mounted elongated rod that is movable between a vertical position visible to the driver, and a horizontal position extending parallel to the frame. Horizontal and vertical stops are attached to the frame and contact the bracket to limit its pivotal movement to a 90° arc.
Claims4
A vehicle bumper locator for use in combination with a vehicle having horizontally spaced license plate mounting holes, the bumper locator comprising:
- an elongated frame member including a pair of spaced openings disposed near opposite ends of the frame member and alignable with the vehicle license plate mounting holes;
- a bracket pivotally attached about a horizontal axis to the frame member near one end thereof, and having an inwardly extending ear adapted to engage said one end for limiting the vertical movement of the bracket relative to the frame member;
- and,
- an elongated rod having one end operably attached to the bracket, the rod being selectively movable between a vertical position extending up from the frame member, and a horizontal position extending parallel to the frame member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.