Receptacles – Closures – Having means for securing or retaining closure in its closed...
Patent
1987-09-03
1988-11-08
Pollard, Steven M.
Receptacles
Closures
Having means for securing or retaining closure in its closed...
220DIG33, 296 9722, B60J 900
Patent
active
047829788
ABSTRACT:
A remotely releasable fuel filler door assembly has a limited and controlled opening motion provided by cooperating detents molded to relatively flexible spaced walls of a plastic hinge member and a plastic hinge box, so that the potential damage from an initial, wide opening is avoided.
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GM N-body service manual, pp. 6-4, 6-5.
Appleby John M.
Bolsworth James
Wilson Charles M.
General Motors Corporation
Griffin Patrick M.
Pollard Steven M.
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