Patents Examined by Brian K. Sells
  • Patent number: 4799728
    Abstract: A cover [20] for a vehicle body [11] including a hood [21] fixed to a bag [29] by a strap [28], which bag can be placed inside a vehicle door [18] and the door closed to prevent unauthorized removal. The bag is also sized to contain the cover for storage. Additionally, a hook assembly [32] including a semipliable member [34] is fixed to the strap [24] and used to hold the hood on the vehicle while allowing easy adjustment of the strap length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1989
    Inventors: Cliff Akers, Richard N. James
  • Patent number: 4784430
    Abstract: A flair molding arrangement for a vehicle wheel opening wherein the molding is formed of plastic with a generally right angled L-shaped section defining inner and outer legs. A plurality of spring metal clips are formed with inner and outer arms oriented at a predetermined interior acute angle. The molding outer leg hidden surface has an inwardly facing channel formed along its free edge for receiving each clip outer arm therein. The molding inner leg hidden surface has a plurality of raised lugs formed therealong adapted to lockingly capture an associated clip inner arm whereby a lug through-bore is aligned with a hole in the clip inner arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1988
    Assignee: Chrysler Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Richard F. Biermacher