Hatchback door water management brackets
US7988217B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 25, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R13/07
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A water management bracket includes a first angled portion with first interior surface, a second angled portion with second interior surface and a body portion with body interior surface. The first angled portion may be disposed between the body and second angled portions and oriented at an angle with respect to the body portion such that a normal to the first interior surface may be co-planar with a normal to the body interior surface. The second angled portion may be oriented at an angle with respect to the first angled portion and rotated away from the first angled portion such that a normal to the second interior surface is non-coplanar with the normals of the first and third interior surfaces, wherein, when the hatchback door assembly is open, the body interior surface may receive water flowing along the hatchback door assembly, and divert it away from a vehicle interior vehicle.
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