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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Frank Acierno Valencia, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 17/04 (2006.01); B60T 8/1769 (2006.01); F16B 21/04 (2006.01); F16L 3/127 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 17/046 (2013.01); B60T 8/1769 (2013.01); B60T 17/043 (2013.01); F16B 21/04 (2013.01); F16L 3/127 (2013.01);
Abstract
An attachment assembly for a fluid line on a vehicle may include a spigot operably coupled to the fluid line such that automotive fluid may flow from the fluid line through the spigot, a coupling member which may operably couple the fluid line to the spigot, and a locking member which may be operably coupled to the coupling member to secure the fluid line to a chassis of the vehicle via insertion of the locking member into a bore disposed at the chassis of the vehicle. The locking member may be installed on the vehicle by hand without the use of tools.