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US 8,616,581 B2Granted
Mounting arrangement for protector mounted to fuel tank
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorJonathan A. Rihtar
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Abstract
A mounting arrangement for mounting a vertical wall of a fuel tank protector to a vertical wall of a fuel tank includes a protector tab received in a fuel tank slot and a dog-house fastener received through a protector aperture and anchored in a fuel tank dog-house recess.
Claims20
A mounting arrangement for mounting a vertical wall of a protector to a corresponding vertical wall of a fuel tank of a vehicle, comprising:
- an open-ended slot integrally molded into the vertical wall of the fuel tank, the open-ended slot having an open first end and an open second end;
- a closed-end slot integrally molded into the vertical wall of the fuel tank, the closed-end slot having a closed first end and an open second end;
- a tab integrally molded as part of the vertical wall of the protector, the tab received in the open-ended slot for mounting the protector to the fuel tank;
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- a protector aperture defined in the vertical wall of the protector, the protector aperture in registry with the closed-end slot with a fastener received through the protector aperture and the closed-end slot for further mounting the protector to the fuel tank.
2 more elements
A fuel tank assembly having a protector mounted to a fuel tank, comprising:
- a fuel tank wall having finger portions projecting therefrom to define a double open-ended slot and a raised lip defining a closed-end slot;
- a protector wall having a tab portion received between the finger portions in the open-ended slot and a protector aperture aligned with the closed-end slot;
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- a fastener received through the protector aperture and into the closed-end slot.
1 more element
A mounting arrangement for mounting a vertical wall of a fuel tank protector to a vertical wall of a fuel tank, comprising:
- a protector tab integrally molded as part of the vertical wall of the protector and received in a fuel tank slot;
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- a dog-house fastener received through a protector aperture and anchored in a fuel tank dog-house recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.