Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Structural detail
Patent
1990-06-20
1992-08-18
Brittain, James R.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Structural detail
24290, 24295, 280770, B62D 2500
Patent
active
051393069
ABSTRACT:
An improved mounting system for securely attaching a piece of arcuate trim around a vehicle fender is disclosed herein. Such vehicle fenders have an inner edge that terminates in an upwardly directed flange, while the vehicle trim has a mounting flange nestable over the fender flange which further includes a plurality of elongated slots. The mounting system comprises a U-shaped strip of resiliently deformable metal whose opposing sides define a U-shaped recess for receiving the upwardly directed flange of the fender, as well as a fastener assembly for fastening the mounting flange of the trim to the clamping member that includes a threaded stud, one end of which is connected to a first side of the U-shaped strip of metal forming the clamping member. When the free end of the stud is inserted through one of the slots in the trim, and a nut is threadedly engaged to the stud, the mounting flange of the trim is secured to the clamping member. As the nut is tightened, one of the sides of the U-shaped strip of resiliently deformable metal is deformed toward the fender flange captured within the metal strip, which is turn increases the clamping force between the fender flange and the U-shaped strip that forms the clamping member. The improved system secures metal trim to vehicle fenders without the need for drilling holes in the fenders, which could promote corrosion.
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Holey Gerda
Ott Siegfried
Brittain James R.
Holey Gerda
Oh Siegfried
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