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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventor:
Jose Hernan Hernandez, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/60 (2006.01); E05F 1/10 (2006.01); E05F 15/627 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/60 (2013.01); E05F 1/1008 (2013.01); E05F 15/627 (2015.01); E05Y 2201/434 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/624 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/656 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/71 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/53 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cover system for covering a vehicle tow hitch connector includes at least a first retention member including a first retention slot, and a first door support coupled to the first retention member. A second door support is positioned opposite the first door support. A door is rotatably coupled to the first and second door supports. The door includes a first retention projection structured to be received in the first retention slot to position the door in a closed orientation.