Radiator Cap, Gas Cap And/or Hood Ornament Patents (Class D12/197)
  • Patent number: 4646208
    Abstract: A vehicle top mark including a base to be fixed to the body of a vehicle, a light-transmitting body that stands on the base, and a light source built into the base. The upper end of the light-transmitting body has an inclined surface that is inclined upward from the front side to the back side, so that the upward light, which passes through the light-transmitting body from the light source, is reflected to the back side of the light-transmitting body. The vehicle top mark is visible to the driver in the nighttime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1987
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-ichi Hayashi, Kunikazu Hirozawa, Masahiro Kotaki
  • Patent number: 4560597
    Abstract: A collapsible ornament according to the present invention includes a base fixed to an outer panel of a hood, and an ornament body having a hollow part formed by supporting a decorative laminated sheet and a hollow cylindrical shaft connected to the hollow part to hold the ornament body up. A coil spring is inserted into the hollow cylindrical shaft. The lower end of the spring is supported by a supporting body which is located at the bottom end of the hollow cylindrical shaft. In addition, a shaft member extends into the inside of the spring and its lower end is engaged with a hole formed in the base. An upper end of the shaft is coupled to the upper end of the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1985
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kanamori
  • Patent number: 4400417
    Abstract: An aluminum die-cast base of the type having a sleeve-like extension is provided with anchor posts on which clips are fitted. The clips are adapted to resiliently deform for insertion into the attaching holes in a panel and then expand to grip the panel for thereby securing the base to the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1983
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kanamori, Takeshi Kanazawa
  • Patent number: 4349591
    Abstract: A yieldable type ornament assembly has an ornament body member which includes a base section fixedly attached to a section of a vehicle body by fastening means and an ornamented section projecting from said base section outwardly of the vehicle body. The ornamented section is made of an elastic material so as to be elastically deformable when subjected to a force exceeding a predetermined value and restorable to its initial shape when said force disappears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1982
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kanamori
  • Patent number: D250466
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1978
    Assignee: E-Z Fill Corporation
    Inventor: John D. O'Banion
  • Patent number: D250467
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1978
    Assignee: E-Z Fill Corporation
    Inventor: John D. O'Banion
  • Patent number: D250468
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1978
    Assignee: E-Z Fill Corporation
    Inventor: John D. O'Banion
  • Patent number: D255562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1980
    Inventor: Reiner G. Szperkowski
  • Patent number: D264578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1982
    Inventor: Pick Gaston
  • Patent number: D269425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1983
    Inventor: John B. Whitaker, Jr.
  • Patent number: D274548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1984
    Assignee: Shaw Aero Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: James R. Shaw
  • Patent number: D275512
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1984
    Assignee: Shaw Aero Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: James R. Shaw
  • Patent number: D275984
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1984
    Assignee: Shaw Aero Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: James R. Shaw
  • Patent number: D280807
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1985
    Inventor: Elmar Kaiser
  • Patent number: D294820
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1988
    Assignee: Attwood Corporation
    Inventor: Steven P. Belletire
  • Patent number: D295738
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1988
    Inventor: Vincent Federico
  • Patent number: D300129
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1989
    Assignee: Attwood Corporation
    Inventor: Warwick M. Whitley, II