Abstract: A force-diverting tail light guard is disclosed for a vehicle having tail lights that project from the body of the vehicle with each tail light having a vehicle facing surface and a rear-facing surface joined by sides. The tail light guard has a base configured to be mounted against the body of the vehicle surrounding the tail light. The base may include a plate that at least partially covers the vehicle-facing surface of the tail light. A cage is configured to be mated to the base and at least partially covers at least the rear-facing surface of the tail light. The base and cage, when mated together around the tail light, at least partially surround the tail light. Attachment structures are disclosed for mounting the tail light guard to the body of the vehicle surrounding the tail light. The tail light guard is configured to divert external forces due to impact around the tail light and directly to the body of the vehicle to prevent impacts from breaking the tail light or rendering the tail light inoperable.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 17, 2017
Date of Patent:
August 28, 2018
Assignee:
Omix-ADA, Inc.
Inventors:
Patrick W. Bennett, Taylor E. Johns, Christopher D. Van Buren
Abstract: The invention discloses a cover and an electronic apparatus with the cover. The cover is used for covering an opening of a casing of the electronic apparatus. The cover of the invention includes a covering body and a catching structure. Therein the covering body has an inner surface. When the opening is covered with the cover, the inner surface is toward the interior of the casing. The catching structure is formed on the inner surface for catching an object falling on the inner surface. The catching structure could be an adhesive layer or include a protrusive structure. If the catching structure is an adhesive layer, the object falling on the inner surface adheres to the adhesive layer. If the catching structure includes the protrusive structure, the object is confined by the protrusive structure.