Abstract: A protective frame structure for a motor vehicle gas tank including a pair of frame side members extending longitudinally along the sides of the gas tank, a pair of frame crossing members disposed in front of and rear of the gas tank, a protective crossing member having no corners disposed between the gas tank and the rear frame crossing member and a shock absorber means disposed between the gas tank and the front frame crossing member whereby the gas tank is protected from being either punctured or burst in a rear end or front end collision by said protective crossing member and said shock absorber means.

Abstract: A structure for protecting a fuel tank which is mounted at the rear of and above the frame of a motor vehicle and between two parallel frame members extending along the side of the fuel tank. The protective structure includes reinforcing members coupled to the frame members adjacent the fuel tank such that the frame members along both sides of the fuel tank are reinforced and the frame members before and behind the fuel tank are not reinforced thereby allowing collision forces to be absorbed by the nonreinforced sections of the frame members.

Abstract: A mechanism for joining a cable to a link lever which may be pivoted about its pivotal point by a suitable mechanical means, said mechanism comprises a groove provided in said link lever at a position away from said pivotal point, a cable anchoring member rigidly attached to a free end of said cable and being engageable in said groove, and a retaining means for retaining said cable anchoring member in said groove of said link lever.