Patents Assigned to Textron Fastening Systems
  • Grille attachment to hoods
    Patent number: 6669274
    Abstract: A floating bracket has a flexible interface between a vehicle body panel and a vehicle. The floating bracket is slidably interfaced with a vehicle body panel. The floating bracket is rigidly fixed to a point on the vehicle. The floating bracket enables expansion or contraction of the vehicle body panel to take place. Accordingly the vehicle body panel may slide with respect to the vehicle. Thus, the vehicle body panel is free to move yet is still fixedly attached to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignees: DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Lacks Enterprises, Inc., Textron Fastening Systems
    Inventors: Ian Barnard, Christopher M. Hartwell, James M Zubkus, Patrick H Predd, Chao H Mao