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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Gary P. Nola, Saline, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A decorative engine cover is mounted to an engine using fasteners not requiring the use of any tools. A cam cover has a tubular socket with an inner surface defining a cavity including a fixed wedge and a longitudinal bumper projecting into the cavity. A removable engine cover defines an recess receiving the tubular socket and an aperture aligned with the cavity. A handle block comprises a main body with a lower end rotatable and axially slidable in the cavity, an upper flange, and a retractable wedge projecting radially from the main body. A biaser engages the engine cover and handle block urging the block away from the cam cover. The wedges are engageable when the main body is rotationally within a locking region and axially slid toward the cam cover. The fixed wedge and retractable wedge disengage when the main body is rotated out of the locking region.