Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Access cover for gas tank filler pipe
Patent
1996-12-09
1998-11-17
Pape, Joseph D.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Access cover for gas tank filler pipe
220 862, 220DIG33, 29234115, 292DIG4, B60J 900, E05C 1916
Patent
active
058366385
ABSTRACT:
A fuel door assembly comprises a housing having an open main compartment, a door covering the main compartment when in a closed position with respect thereto, and a push-push lock engagable with the door by means of a latch on its inner surface. The push-push lock is reciprocatingly operable between a first fixed position and a second fixed position. When in the first fixed position, the push-push lock holds the door in a completely closed condition. When in the second fixed position, the push-push lock holds the door in a partially opened condition, so that it may be grasped manually and moved to a fully opened condition. The fuel door assembly satisfies the styling desire for a flat hidden door lacking a finger opening, but at lower cost than that associated with a cable or electrical solenoid opening mechanism. The fuel door assembly further will not fly open if accidentally activated, such as by equipment in a car wash.
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Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Pape Joseph D.
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