Hood ornament retaining device

Details Hood ornament retaining device Hood ornament retaining device

1989-09-15

1991-03-26

Chotkowski, Karen J.

Supports

Hold-down

Vehicle-mounted; for vehicle appurtenance

248551, B62D 2500

Patent

active

050022512

ABSTRACT:
A hold down assembly for removable vehicle accessories comprises a rigid friction rod, which depends from the accessory, and a retaining assembly, which consists of a retaining disc, a spring, a spring base disc, an actuator cable, and a cable ferrule. In the operation of the holding assembly, the rigid friction rod is inserted into the retaining assembly and enters an aperture of the retaining disc which guides and directs the rod end through the center of the spring and into an aperture of the spring base disc. The pulling force exerted on the actuator cable causes the ferrule to exert a downward eccentric pressure on the retaining disc. When subjected to such off-center pressure, the retaining disc is pulled down in a tilted fashion causing an engaging edge of the retaining disc to bite into the rigid friction rod.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2904303 (1959-09-01), Gentiline
patent: 3692965 (1972-09-01), Gardner
patent: 4015761 (1977-04-01), Kokko
patent: 4065092 (1977-12-01), Spinks, Sr. et al.
patent: 4201398 (1980-05-01), Meier
patent: 4648618 (1987-03-01), Utman et al.

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