Vehicle component support structure
US9457729B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2011/005
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A panel of a vehicle body structure has a first slot and a second slot spaced apart from one another. A component has a mounting structure that includes a first tab and a second tab spaced apart from the first tab. A first head of the first tab is inserted through a wide second end of the first slot and the second head of the second tab is inserted through a wide second end of the second slot. The first tab and the second tab thereafter moved to a corresponding one of respective narrow first ends of the first and second slots. Consequently, the first head of the first tab rests on a first upper surface portion of a first area of the panel and the second head rests on a third upper surface portion of a second area of the panel thereby suspending the component from the panel.
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