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US 7,111,420 B2Granted
Snap-in license plate bracket for automotive vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorDavid Brian Glickman
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Abstract
A license plate bracket for an automotive vehicle includes a generally planar body having self-locking axially engageable retention structures extending from a rear side of the generally planar body. The retention structures allow the license plate bracket to be pushed into locking engagement with a front or rear module of a vehicle without the need for tools, while allowing the bracket to be removed subsequently without leaving any unsightly holes in the bodywork of the vehicle.
Claims6
An end module for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
- a first exterior body panel;
- a second exterior body panel abuttingly engaged with said first exterior body panel;
- and
- a license plate bracket mounted to said end module, with said bracket comprising:
- a generally planar body having a front side adapted to receive a license plate, and a rear side;
- and
- a plurality of self-locking retention structures extending from the rear side of said generally planar body, with said retention structures comprising at least a primary retention structure adapted to extend through a passage formed in said first exterior body panel, with said primary retention structure locking itself upon a wall of said passage, and with said self-looking retention structures further comprising a secondary retention structure adapted to extend through a port defined by the abutment of said first exterior body panel and said second exterior body panel, with said secondary retention structure locking itself upon at least one of said first and second exterior body panels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.