Gasoline fill cover holding arm

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1979-01-02

1981-03-24

Love, John J.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Accessories

292338, B62D 6304

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042576423

ABSTRACT:
In combination with a license plate holder, spring-hinged gasoline fill cover of the type used in conjunction with center gasoline fill openings provided at the rear of motor vehicles, a hinged device for holding the cover in its horizontal, or refueling position. The device consists of a base plate rigidly secured to the vehicle chassis, and pivotally attached to a holding arm wherein, once the cover is pivoted to its horizontal position, the holding arm is free to pivot in a horizontal plane above the fill cover, from a normal resting position to a substantially perpendicular holding position to hold the fill cover horizontally against spring force.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3287050 (1966-11-01), Ferrante
patent: 3905637 (1975-09-01), Smith
patent: 4172611 (1979-10-01), Krus
Popular Science, Nov. 1941, p. 141.

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