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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2018
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Andrew S Kornblatt, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Tyler Burns, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
An exhaust finisher attachment structure includes a bracket attached to a rear bumper assembly, and an exhaust finisher attached to the bracket. The rear bumper assembly has a fascia that defines a forward-facing surface, a rearward facing finished surface and a recessed area along a lower portion of the fascia. The bracket is attached to the rear bumper assembly within the recessed area of the fascia. The bracket has at least one tab receiving structure with an opening open to a rearward facing side of the bracket. The exhaust finisher has at least one tab extending from an upper portion of the exhaust finisher. The tab extends in a vehicle forward direction from the upper portion. The tab is dimensioned and shaped to insert into the tab receiving structure of the bracket during installation from the rearward facing side of the bracket and the fascia.